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PRODUCER / DIRECTOR BIOS:
TERRENCE FISHER
Terrence, 19, has lived all his life in the Louis Armstrong Housing Project in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Eight of his friends have been shot and killed in the streets around his home. Terrence was standing behind his best friend Timothy Stansbury when he took a bullet fired by a cop patrolling the roof of their building on January 24, 2004. The force of the shot sent Terrence and Timothy tumbling down thestairs together in a spray of blood. Timothy lost his life and Terrence lost his best friend. The shooter was a policeman. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the killing was "unjustified" but the cop involved waslater cleared by a grand jury investigation.
Terrence, and his DCTV classmate, Daniel Howard, were working on a documentary about gun violence when the killing occurred. Despite his shock and grief,Terrence sought refuge at DCTV where his filmmaking instructor, Mami Kuwano and her PRO-TV program helped him channel his emotions through the lens of his camera.
Today's Sundance nomination recognizes a budding moviemaking career for Terrence Fisher. His work with DCTV includes winning an Honorable Mention Student Emmy®. He also won an Honorable Mention in the Freshest Youth Awards Show at the Hip Hop Odyssey International FilmFestival (2004) for his film, "Hip-Hop and Violence." Terrence also enrolled in the PRO-TV Advanced program and also works as a DJ and produces music for underground hip-hop labels.
DANIEL HOWARD
Daniel, 18, grew up in the Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal City housing project. Three of his friends have been killed by gun violence. Danny’s mother encouraged him to join DCTV's PRO-TV program in 2001 as a way to help him develop his self-expression and confront the challenges he faced living in the projects. The films Daniel has made as a PRO-TV student have won numerous prestigious awards including a Student Emmy® for his biographical film, "State of Mind: Living in the Projects." Danny also won an Honorable Mention/National Student Television Award of Excellence (Student Emmy®) for "Jai-Yen: Cool Heart," his film on his experiences during an international reporting assignment in Laos. Daniel has distinguished himself among the thousands of youth filmmakers in the country and he is the most honored youth producer in the U.S.
Danny is currently attending Claflin University, in South Carolina, where he is studying MassCommunications having been awarded a prestigious Emma Bowen Foundation four-year scholarship. During the summer, Danny has earned a coveted internship at the NBC affiliate for the duration of his college years.
Danny says: "Before this (PRO-TV) I didn’t feel like I had any power to change my environment. Before this I didn’t feel like I had a voice. Now I know I have a voice."
TERRENCE FISHER
Terrence, 19, has lived all his life in the Louis Armstrong Housing Project in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Eight of his friends have been shot and killed in the streets around his home. Terrence was standing behind his best friend Timothy Stansbury when he took a bullet fired by a cop patrolling the roof of their building on January 24, 2004. The force of the shot sent Terrence and Timothy tumbling down thestairs together in a spray of blood. Timothy lost his life and Terrence lost his best friend. The shooter was a policeman. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the killing was "unjustified" but the cop involved waslater cleared by a grand jury investigation.
Terrence, and his DCTV classmate, Daniel Howard, were working on a documentary about gun violence when the killing occurred. Despite his shock and grief,Terrence sought refuge at DCTV where his filmmaking instructor, Mami Kuwano and her PRO-TV program helped him channel his emotions through the lens of his camera.
Today's Sundance nomination recognizes a budding moviemaking career for Terrence Fisher. His work with DCTV includes winning an Honorable Mention Student Emmy®. He also won an Honorable Mention in the Freshest Youth Awards Show at the Hip Hop Odyssey International FilmFestival (2004) for his film, "Hip-Hop and Violence." Terrence also enrolled in the PRO-TV Advanced program and also works as a DJ and produces music for underground hip-hop labels.
DANIEL HOWARD
Daniel, 18, grew up in the Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal City housing project. Three of his friends have been killed by gun violence. Danny’s mother encouraged him to join DCTV's PRO-TV program in 2001 as a way to help him develop his self-expression and confront the challenges he faced living in the projects. The films Daniel has made as a PRO-TV student have won numerous prestigious awards including a Student Emmy® for his biographical film, "State of Mind: Living in the Projects." Danny also won an Honorable Mention/National Student Television Award of Excellence (Student Emmy®) for "Jai-Yen: Cool Heart," his film on his experiences during an international reporting assignment in Laos. Daniel has distinguished himself among the thousands of youth filmmakers in the country and he is the most honored youth producer in the U.S.
Danny is currently attending Claflin University, in South Carolina, where he is studying MassCommunications having been awarded a prestigious Emma Bowen Foundation four-year scholarship. During the summer, Danny has earned a coveted internship at the NBC affiliate for the duration of his college years.
Danny says: "Before this (PRO-TV) I didn’t feel like I had any power to change my environment. Before this I didn’t feel like I had a voice. Now I know I have a voice."