Fifth Annual Festival
Battleground Minnesota
08:00 min
Youth Documentary
Director: Gabriel Cheifetz
Producer: Phillips Community Television
Winner of the Jury Award
Sponsored by Netflix
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Gabriel Cheifetz, Director
Gabriel Cheifetz, 29, is a videographer and occasional social entrepreneur. Working with Phillips Community TV, a nonprofit youth development organization based in Minneapolis, Gabriel has produced a number of documentary shorts.
Glenn Scott, Co-Writer
Glenn Scott, 20, is a graduate of Edison High School in Minneapolis. A singer, sound engineer, and videographer, Scott works with Phillips Community TV to develop innovative youth media programs in the Phillips and North neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
Chris “Shakademic” Johnson, Co-Writer
Chris “Shakademic” Johnson, 18, is a graduate of Volunteers of America alternative school in Minneapolis. Chris is a rapper and producer on his own label, Verse-a-tyle Records. Chris was recently named Minnesota Alternative School Student of the Year.




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