notMYkid is a notprofit that believes no kid should ever feel alone, out of options, or like they aren’t enough. This powerful video shares 3 stories based on actual letters notMYkid has recieved over the years of their powerful mission.

LETTERS OF HOPE

THE GALLERY

Two men are working together on camerawork equipment in an auditorium with seated audience members. One man is adjusting a camera mounted on a tripod, while the other supervises. The background shows several rows of empty chairs and some audience members seated, with a bright light shining behind them.

A theater or auditorium stage with crew members and a camera setup in front of a seated audience. The stage is empty, and the theater has rows of blue seats and dark walls.

Two young men working with a professional video camera setup in an indoor space with wooden and neutral-colored walls. One man is standing with a slight smile, and the other is adjusting the camera, focusing on filming.

Group of young people with diverse appearances and styles posing on stage in front of a large empty screen, with some making peace signs and smiling.

A man with glasses and headphones adjusting a large studio light in an indoor space with yellow cinder block walls, graffiti, and other equipment.

A person is looking through a professional video camera mounted on a tripod, with another person standing nearby, smiling and wearing headphones. Two people are in a room with beige brick walls, possibly a filming or production setting.

Two young men are standing in a school hallway wearing headphones. One is looking at his phone, and the other is adjusting his headphones and looking at the camera.

A young man sitting at a desk in a classroom, looking at a person with a camera, with textbooks open in front of him. The classroom has drawers, a spray bottle, and a wall-mounted device in the background.

Two young women sitting against a gray concrete wall, one with short natural hair and the other with short dark hair and glasses, both wearing dark clothing, looking downward.

Four people sitting in an empty theater, with a professional camera on a stabilization rig in front of them. One person is looking at their phone, another is smiling, and two are looking forward. The theater has many empty seats and dark walls.

Person sitting on a stool, smiling, wearing a headset, opening a tan container labeled "A TWENTY-FOUR" in a room with various equipment, American flag on wall, camera gear and electronic devices on the floor.

Two men in a classroom discussing film equipment, one holding a smartphone, the other gesturing toward the ceiling. Both are wearing black t-shirts and have tattoos.

THE CREDITS

Produced By K27 Media

Produced For notMYkid

Writer / Director Korbin Christie

Assistant Director Cristian Torres

Cinematographer Nicholas Venecia

Cast

Malcolm Uniss Bundu

Lucy Evelyn Bates

Marco Red Valdez

Counselor Obi Ozoekwe

Counselor Meleni Gonzales

Gail Malito Lucy’s Mom

Production Dept. — 1st Assitant Director Cristian Torres — Production Assistant Thompson Lin

Camera Department — Cinematographer Nicholas Venecia — BTS Chip Brown & Rowynn Brown

Grip & Electric — Gaffer Casey Fehr — G&E Ray Sanchez — G&E Ben Minkler

Production Design — Production Designer My Giang

Editing Dept. — Editor Korbin Christie

Special Thanks — NMK Kristen Genovese — NMK Mallory Middleton — NMK Ahriza Martinez —NMK Sarah Grado — Location Warehouse 215

Extras — Nicole Rei — Isaac Hoverson — Adian Atchison — Tatum Clark — Daniel Flores — Ava LaMonica — Kivarah De Luca — Nicola Taylor — Rowynn Brown — Carla De Leon — Dylan Volker — Tyler Dudley — Rachel Flynn — Maria F. Mendez — Jackson Whittemore — Mudaser Johar — Xel-Ha Ojeda