Selected DVD's & Videos for Young Adults

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Selected DVD’s and Videos for Young Adults Committee have chosen 11 videos for 2004. The selections were made during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, California. The annual DVD/Video list recognizes productions for technical merit, content, and use with and interest to youth ages 12-18. The items were selected, screened, and discussed by the Selected DVD’s and Videos for Young Adults Committee with input from young adults around the country.

Arts Education A+

30 minutes. Castle Works/In the Mix. $69.95

A Conversation with Haris

6 minutes. Shelia Sofian Films. 2002. $39.95

From an Objective Point of View

10 minutes. Scenarios USA. 2002. $50.00

Kiss My Wheels

56 minutes. Fanlight. 2003. $295.00

Lipstick

10 minutes. Scenarios USA. 2002. $30.00

Living with Chronic Illness

30 minutes. PBS/In the Mix. 2003. $69.95

Nicole’s Choice

14 minutes. Select Media. 2003. $80.00

Organizing for School Reform

30 minutes. Castle Works/In the Mix. 2003. $69.95

Prom Night in Kansas City

54 minutes. Cinema Guild Inc. 2002. $295.00

Race-The Power of Illusion

57 minutes. California Newsreel. 2003. $195.00

Think Twice

6 minutes. Small Planet Productions. 2003. $20.00

Members of the 2004 committee include: Chair, Susan Dunn, Littleton, CO; Shellie Ann Cooke, San Francisco, CA; Viola Dyas, Oakland, CA; Bonnie Herrage, Parma, OH; Marc Andrew Laslow, Dover, DE; Cathy Anne Lu, Los Angeles, CA; Judith Ann Macaluso, Toms River, NJ; Stewart Shaw, Oakland, CA; Shawn Thrasher, Pasadena, CA; Amnah Darwish Young, San Diego, CA; Shauna Yusko, Redmond, WA; Consultant, Sue Ellen Beauregard, Chicago IL; Administrative Assistant, Amnah Darwish Young, San Diego, CA.