The guitarist and bassist from the band, Zili Misik strum and pluck away on their strings. Zili Misik is one of the bands featured in a documentary about youth in the city of Providence.
by Reza Corinne Clifton
PROVIDENCE, RI - A few months ago, here on VenusSings.com, I announced the fact that I was recruiting musicians for a film project I was working on - with Harken Productions, an organization founded in 1997 "to produce compelling films that challenge our assumptions about life and awaken our passion for truth." This time, Harken co-presidents Michelle Le Brun and Neil Klein were called on by the City of Providence to document the city's Summer Youth Employment Program - including work being done by their own cadre of youth. The program was recently recharged after funds from President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Workforce Investment Act.
Well, my call for help was heard.
When it was all said and done, Boston musicians and Sound Session veterans Zili Misik, RISD graduate Andrew "Moon" Bain, world renowned singer Zerui De Pina, and local singer-songwriters Kim Trusty and Michelle Cruz had made the final cut. But that was after carefully considering the thoughtful entries of others, including local producer, Justin Case; award-winning hip hop duo, Riders Against the Storm; and local hip hop crowd-favorites, Who Dem.
Want to see - and hear - the final result? Check out clips of the summer youth programs at www.youtube.com/harkenprods.
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