When most of us hear the word “no,” our first step isn’t to get help, and to pursue our goals anyway.
Brynn Dickman is not like most people.
When a prestigious documentary internship program rejected her application, the high school junior was disappointed. And then she decided to make her documentary anyway. Using her Pikes Peak Library District library card, she spent dozens of hours watching online training videos and reading books to learn the basics of documentary filmmaking and storytelling. Dickman borrowed every piece of film equipment she needed — cameras, microphones, lights, and the like — from Studio21c, the full-service video studio located at Library 21c.
Compelled to explore the behavioral impacts of screen time on young people,…
