Global Dialogues Peer Pressure Video Challenge, winning video from Jamaica

In the Global Dialogues Video Challenges, young people around the world are challenged to create a video to finish the story we began in our short intro video. The Video Challenge on Peer Pressure invited young filmmakers to imagine how a young man would react to pressure involving drugs, drinking and sex. Disparaging attitudes toward girls was also addressed. This film is made up of the intro video by Sidarth Kantamneni, Ideas United, USA + the winning conclusion video by Romain Roach of the Jamaica Youth Theatre. Here is the list of Romain’s cast and crew: Concept - Danar Royal Production Assistant - Anthony Mercurius Actor - Romain Roach Director - Romain Roach Romain’s statement on his winning video: “I am a member of Jamaica Youth Theatre. In this short piece, I am challenging the so called friends who try to pressure others to do things they do not want to do. You may feel that if you don't go along, they will laugh at you or not be your friends. I want everyone to know that there are ways to say no to peer pressure that can help you get out of these situations.” The Global Dialogues Video Challenges are an innovative, intercreative approach to making short YouTube films on global social issues. Here's how it works: We produce the beginning of a short film and post it to YouTube. Then, young people across the world compete with one another by creating and uploading videos that continue and finish the story. Participants are asked to make videos that reflect their vision of a better world, helping characters in the film to find positive solutions to the problems they face. To see all of the Video Challenge films, please visit www.globaldialogues.org/films/video-challenges/ Founded in 1997, Global Dialogues is a project of the Global Dialogues Trust (GDT, UK registered charity number 1071484). Representation, expansion and international coordination of Global Dialogues, as well as fundraising/resource mobilization for the project, are the exclusive prerogative of GDT. All of our films can be viewed at www.youtube.com/globaldialogues