Powerful Stories. Resilient Voices.
At the inaugural Youth Voices Benefit Film Festival, we aren’t just screening movies, we are amplifying the voices of the next generation. We are highlighting the incredible resilience and creativity of youth within the Bill Wilson Center community. These films are the result of hard work, healing, and the courage to share personal stories with a wider audience.
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AishwaryaAishwarya Leela is a first-year undergraduate student attending UC Davis, interested in majoring in Managerial Economics. She enjoys writing poetry and prose. "Isohel St." is her very first short film and she hopes to make more as she progresses in her creative journey.
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JaneJane is an aspiring filmmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most recently, Jane performed in So To Speak (2025), directed by Dean Celine Parreñas Shimizu of UC Los Angeles. Jane Quiazon is at home on the stage in musical theater and on the screen, and is pleased to be stepping behind the camera to bring her next film project to life in her directorial debut
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JasmineBio coming soon!
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Jhoan SebastianBio coming soon!
By attending, you get a front-row seat to the talent that flourishes when young people have stable housing, mental health support, and a community that believes in them. Join us at Santa Clara University’s Louis B. Mayer Theatre to meet the creators who are turning their lived experiences into cinematic art.
