Nya’s Journey

August 16, 2021

McKeesport Area High School rising senior Nya O’Neal is our subject of the Making Movies on the Mon: Teen Filmmaking Workshop at the Carnegie Library of McKeesport. Local teenagers interviewed and filmed Nya at Marching Band Camp over the three day workshop in July. They also edited their clips and learned the importance of capturing high quality sound. Pittsburgh filmmaker and journalist Nick Childers led workshop. Nya chose to share her story because she wants future generations of students to know that they have the power to change the world. She is considering studying journalism at an HBCU next fall.

- Martha Rial