Community TV Network

Our videos:

A Day in the Life in My Neighborhood

Narrative, 1 minute
Schurz High School student reflects on his life in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, looking at photographs his parents took when they moved here from Mexico in the 1970s.

written by: Daniel Cervantes
directed by: Johnny Morales and Goma Musa
actor: Jesus Ayala
music: Hugo Sanchez
other crew: Adrian McDonald

Learning About Haiti

Documentary, 2:40 minutes
A short video about history of Haiti, from colonial times to the recent earthquake.

video by: Ashley Grear, Nancy Lozano, Bianca Washington, Jomar Santos

Say No To Guns

PSA, 1 minute
public service announcement about the horrors of gun violence.

camera: Sadi Anderson
editing: Sadi Anderson, Vianey Cortes
voices: Nicholas Basuel, Kiara Sloan, Vianey Cortes
titles: Giselle Viviescas
cast: Jesus Ayala, Daniel Cervantes, Cassandra Reyes, Jomar Santos
research and writing: Dijon Evans, Daniel Esquinca, Enrique Paredes, Jose Sanchez

Speaking of Gun Violence...

Documentary, 9 minutes
Schurz High School students reflect on their experiences with gun violence.

video produced as part of CTVN's collaboration with Cure Violence and artist Lincoln Schatz. For more information, please visit www.cureviolence.com

Zombie Zone

PSA, 2 minutes
What would happen if your high school was infested with Zombies? Well, that may be a good reason to drop out. The way things are, the school is probably not too bad. Have fun watching this scary public service announcement.

video by: Jesus Ayala, Daniel Cervantes, Isaac Guillen, Goma Musa, Johnny Morales, Hugo Sanchez, David Winkfield
idea: Daniel Cervantes
actors: Nicholas Basuel, Luis Leon, Adrian McDonald, Hugo Sanchez, Gesenia Viviescas
camera: David Winkfield
music: Hugo Sanchez
make-up artist: Emily

Visit to the Gene Siskel Film Center

Documentary, 13 minutes
Schurz High School students learn about Chicago's Gene Siskel Film Center and interview its staff during a field trip to see a movie at the European Union Film Festival.