TILT (Teaching Intermedia Literacy Tools)

The following video was produced by youth participating in the TILT program. For more information, visit www.tiltmedia.org.

In the words of one student of San Francisco's Youth Treatment and Education Court (YTEC), "Anything you do to bring yourself up is an alternative hustle." In summer 2000, YTEC students -- that is, students involved in the juvenile justice system -- "brought themselves up" by learning the language and techniques of video. Their project is a composite of their own experiences and those of people they know. It explores the obstacles and choices that got them in trouble, their thoughts and feelings about being incarcerated, and, most important, what their hopes are for the future. This video was funded by the Zellerbach Foundation.

Watch Alternative Hustle (RealVideo, 5:50)