Scenarios USA is an awesome non-profit that asks teens to write about what’s real to them. Their “What’s the REAL DEAL” contest takes all kinds of writings form teens, stories, plays, poetry and scripts all related to a specific real topic and picks the top 3 and turns them into movies directed by real working directors.

The winners of the “What’s the REAL DEAL about Masculinity?” have just been announced and the projects sound great….

1. NEW YORK CITY

Misunderstood

Written by Siraj Bah, Minkiai Burgos, Tiauna Clark, Amberstar Farrow, Amina Felder, Phillesia A. McKenzie, Mariet Polanco, Malik Roberts and Ravyn Sweringer, juniors and seniors at the High School of Graphic Communication Arts in Manhattan.

The film will be directed by Clark Johnson (The Wire). — he played Baltimore Sun City Editor Augustus ‘Gus’ Haynes

2. GREATER CLEVELAND, OHIO – (I grew up here - yay Ohio!!)

MANchild

Written by Earlaina Kemp, a junior at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Cleveland.

The film will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball).

3. RIO GRANDE VALLEY, SOUTH TEXAS

Bitter Memories

Written by Mariella C. Zavala, a freshman at PSJA North High School in Pharr.

The film will be directed by Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace).

Congratulations to the winners! to learn how you can get more involved and help Scenarios and again to watch some of the past films made out of Scenarios USA scripts.