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The Investing in the Artist grant will directly fund Youth in Motion Program Coordinators and <br />support, Filmmaker Mentor Stipends, rental of filmmaking gear, editing software license and the <br />Youth in Motion community screenings and multi-art showcase events with an expected audience <br />of 1,000 people. <br />Answers to Supplemental Questions: <br />Question 1: Please describe any additional City of Santa Ana resources required for your <br />project (permits, public space, licenses etc.) that you are required to obtain? <br />With the support of common ground and VietRISE, VAALA will identify a space in Santa Ana that <br />is accessible to all Santa Ana residents. Possible locations include Heritage Museum of Orange <br />County, Godinez Fundamental High School, Valley High School and other areas in Santa Ana <br />that VAALA may not have traditionally reached (Wards 4 & 6 in particular). <br />Question 2: Is this a new or existing program/project? <br />Youth in Motion: A Program for Emerging Filmmakers was launched in 2014 but this is the first <br />time in which participants will be recruited specifically from within the City of Santa Ana. <br />Question 3: How will the proposed project be presented or shared with the public? Will the <br />art display, event or performance be free and accessible to the public? <br />Youth in Motion participants will premiere their films at the annual Viet Film Fest on October 12- <br />14, 2018 at the AMC Orange 30 (Outlets of Orange). The screening will be free and accessible <br />to the general public. Additionally, VAALA will host two, free community screenings in Santa Ana. <br />One of the free screenings will also be produced in partnership with common ground open mic <br />and VietRISE and will provide a safe and accessible space for creative expression through poetry, <br />spoken word, music, dance, visual and performance art. <br />Question 4: How will this project enrich the quality of life for Santa Ana residents? <br />As of 2010, more than 50% of Orange County's population consisted of people of color. Through <br />our extensive network of community partners, VAALA aims to create a diverse, inclusive and <br />multilingual art event that welcomes and engages voices and perspectives in Santa Ana that may <br />not historically been given an artistic platform. Providing opportunities for artistic enrichment and <br />engagement beyond the bounds of the "Santa Ana Artists Village" acknowledges the importance <br />of all communities (and wards) in Santa Ana and the desire to bring the transformative impact of <br />creative expression to all communities. Most importantly, Youth in Motion and its events will <br />center youth stories and creates opportunities to foster artistic leadership and career pathways. <br />Question 5: Describe how your project will stimulate economic development for the City <br />of Santa Ana. <br />With a specific focus on film mentorship, Youth in Motion invites a cross-section of Vietnamese <br />and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) filmmakers to share, mentor and train Santa Ana- <br />based youth. Past mentors have included filmmakers Vincent Tran (B-BOYS), Gen-a Hamamoto <br />(THE CRUMBLES), Duc Nguyen (BOLINAO 52, STATELESS), Timothy Linh Bui (GREEN <br />DRAGON, THREE SEASONS) and Thien Do (FUNNY MONEY, THE FADING LIGHT). Through <br />Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />