Wood Hood

DeVaughn, a 15-year old kid from New York City, takes a weekend trip with Camping To Connect, a BIPOC-led mentorship program

DeVaughn is a 15-year-old kid from New York City who loves skateboarding and craves a “quiet place” to escape the chaos of his home, the city, and kids that steal from him. The film follows DeVaughn on a weekend-long group camping trip with Camping to Connect, a BIPOC-led mentorship program that teaches leadership, brotherhood, and inclusion in the outdoors.

“These kinds of conversations are rare for men that look like us,” one leader states, and as the film weaves between the city and the woods, a space that is unfamiliar and historically inaccessible to these kids, we witness the joy and growth that is possible when kids have an opportunity to find that “quiet place.”

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DeVaughn, a 15-year old kid from New York City, takes a weekend trip with Camping To Connect, a BIPOC-led mentorship program
Filmmaker: Alexander Cullen
Backpacking