In July we're launching Meet the Future, a month of programmes celebrating the talents and creativity of young people up and down the country.
Programmes showcase the work of young people, giving the most marginalised a platform to get their voices heard and understood.
This special month ties in with SHINE Week, 6 – 10 July 2009, a national campaign to celebrate the talent of all young people.
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29 June - 5 July
 Behind No Doors
Mon 29 June @ 6pm, repeated Wed 1 July @ 6pm
A creative arts and media project which raises awareness of homelessness among young people. The film is directed by young people for their peer group. more ...
Charge Music Special
Mon 29 June @ 7pm, repeated Sunday 5th July @ 7am & 7pm
A new episode of the magazine series Charge, this week there’s tons of new music, including winning music videos from the Charge viewers’ pitching panel, and interviews with music legends John Legend and Lethal Bizzle. Plus check out young filmmaker Gemma McKinnie's film Incommunicado, winner of this year's BBC Blast Future Film Festival pitch! more ...
Mediabox - Episode 1
Mon 29 June @ 9am/3pm/9pm, repeated Wed. 1 July
A series of animations, documentaries and dramas produced by young people and funded by Mediabox. more ...
 British Asian
Mon 29 June @ 10pm, repeated Wed 1 July @ 10pm
A documentary made by young people of South Asian heritage exploring their history and experiences as third and fourth generation Asians living in Britain. more ...
From the Inside
Tue 30 June @ 4.20pm/10.20pm, and Thurs 2 July 10.20pm
This film tells the story of young homeless people living in temporary accommodation and their dreams and aspirations although the odds are stacked against them.
Mediabox - Episode 2
Tue 30 June @ 9am/3pm/9pm
A series of animations, documentaries and dramas produced by young people and funded by Mediabox.
6th - 12th July
 Your Film 09
Mon 6 July @ 6pm, and Wed 8 July @ 6pm
A documentary made by young filmmaker Phil Meade which explores the question - is graffiti art or vandalism?
Your Film 09
Mon 6 July @ 7pm, and Wed 8 July @ 7pm
The winning films from the 2009 Mirror and Mediabox competition, in which young people produced short films on climate change, career prospects, alcoholism and more. Introduced by Abi Griffiths. more ...
Trinity Anthem
Mon 6 July @ 10pm, and Wed 8 July @ 10pm
An experiment in music video detailing the creative process of production. It features comedian Richard Blackwood.
13th - 19th July
Not On These Streets
Mon 13 July @ 5.35pm and 11.35pm
A short documentary sandwiched with music videos exploring the issue of gun and knife crime made in collaboration with young people from Leeds.
We Are Born Survivors
Mon 13 July @ 7pm
Young people with extraordinary stories of survival in a one-hour special supported by Media Trust and BBC Three. Mirabella grew up in foster care until the age of nine; Stacey ran away from care at 15; and aspiring rapper Khari changed his life after a visit to Jamaica.
RAID
Monday 13 July @ 7.40pm
A group of Darlington's young people travel to Lesotho to experience the impact of AIDS on the African country at first hand.
Making It
Tue 14 July @ 10pm
Young performers, musicians and dancers come together to create a collective expression of their future aspirations through music video.
I Didn't Know
Wed 15 July @ 4pm and 10pm
Another chance to this documentary about a group of young people in South London travelling to Germany to learn about racism and intolerance and the Holocaust.
Butterfly
Wed 15 July @ 6pm
Another chance to see this rare and intimate portrait of a young woman's perspective about living with albinism - a melanin deficiency which has often made her an outsider.
20th - 26th July
Telling It Straight
Mon 20 July @ 6pm
Teenagers from a youth club in Stevenage provide a fascinating insight on subjects such as street life, stereotypes and their quest for acceptance through their music.
Happyslap
Mon 20 July @ 10pm
It's Halloween, and a teenager sets out for revenge on the bullies whose mobile clips drove his best friend to suicide. Youth drama made by SPID, a community youth theatre company.
11 MILLION
Tues 21 July @ 11.30am, 5.30pm
Children and young people in Merseyside, Manchester and Birmingham speak out about knife and gun crime and its impact on their lives. A project by the 11 MILLION organisation. more ...
Cycle of Life
Tues 21st July @ 4pm & 10pm
Follow a group of young homeless people from the Centrepoint charity as they embark on a sponsored bike ride across rural Africa - a journey of 5000 miles from Namibia to Kenya. They bring a unique perspective to the expedition and use the trip to re-assess the direction of their own lives.
27th - 31st July
Mee and My Dad
Mon 27 July @ 10pm
Mee and My Dad is a documentary that follows the filmmaker’s journey to Thailand, where his 60 year-old dad is about to marry a 27 year-old Thai woman called Mee. The film was selected for the 2008 Sheffield International Documentary Festival and has also won the director, Lorne Kramer, Channel 4’s prestigious Emerging Talent award for Documentary.
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