National Youth Day Filmmakers Event

National Youth Day is spotlighting emerging filmmakers in Chicago as part of Nationwide Youth250 celebration ahead of America's 250th anniversary at the Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N. State Street in Chicago, IL on Saturday June 27th at 4P. The event is hosted by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation celebrating the voices, creativity & civic leadership of the next generation through the 2026 Latest Generation Film Contest Premiere. The event is part of Youth250 a national initiative led by Made By Us that is helping ensure young people are active participants in shaping how the country understands its history & imagines its future. Caroline Klibanoff, Executive Director of Made By Us stated, "National Youth Day is about recognizing that young people are already helping shape the American story. These films demonstrate the creativity, curiosity & civic imagination that young people are bringing to conversations about our history, our democracy & our future." 18-year-old Cameron Kirkegaard one of this year’s Special Recognition winners from Grand Junction, Colorado added, “Being selected for the Latest Generation Film Contest is an incredible honor. History & more importantly progress, is made & by people who take risks & think anew.“ The Latest Generation Film Contest is a partnership between the Lincoln Presidential Foundation & The Better Angels Society & is supported through the Amy Margerum Berg Education Fund. National Youth Day is a nationwide celebration of youth leadership held during Civic Season & organized in partnership with Youth250 with events taking place across the country on June 27th to elevate young voices through storytelling, public history, arts, civic engagement & community participation as America approaches its 250th anniversary.

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