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About this episode

1-min Trailer for upcoming feature-length film, Don't Cost Nothin' to DreamMusic changes us in small and powerful ways. When we listen to music, it tells a story, about an individual, a community, a culture, and the music deepens our understanding of the other and of ourselves. Don’t Cost Nothin’ to Dream documents the stories of street youth in Cuba, Nicaragua, Guatemala and in the US over two years as they overcome poverty, racism, government repression, censorship, fear, drugs and AIDS through community organizing, self-determination, and by making their voices heard through their music expressing their struggles, hope, strength, and sharing their dreams. Through exploring cultural and personal identity and building community consciousness, these youth are creating small and powerful changes in themselves and within their neighborhoods. In the way they write songs, sing their lyrics, and perform them, they make sense of their personal and collective histories and day-to-day realities. Music helps them to internalize these shifts and understand the emerging social changes around them.

• Release Date

  Jun 23, 2008

• Runtime

  01:19