90-Second Newbery Workshop · Firebird Youth Theater

In Partnership With the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival

Make a 90-Second Movie

The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival is a national contest where young filmmakers tell the entire story of a Newbery Medal–winning book in about 90 seconds. Weird twists are encouraged. Think Charlotte’s Web as a horror movie, or Holes in Lego stop-motion.

Firebird Youth Theater is running a short, hands-on workshop at Brooklyn Apple Academy this fall, Friday afternoons. Pick a book, adapt it into a script, then shoot and edit a short film together, start to finish. The group will take a trip together to see the finished films at the festival’s NYC screening in February.

Logistics

When: Fridays, 4:00–6:00pm · Oct 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, Dec 4 (5 sessions)
Where: Brooklyn Apple Academy, 545 5th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Ages: 12+
Cost: $450 for all 5 sessions — includes a group trip to the festival’s NYC screening (Feb 20, 2027, Brooklyn Public Library)
Taught by: Bailey Jordan Garcia (writing, directing, performance) and Jadon Duquette (cinematography and editing)

Questions?

youth@firebird.nyc

Fill out the form to register your child for the workshop. We’ll follow up within 2 business days to confirm the spot.

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Schedule

Fridays, 4–6pm · Oct 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, Dec 4 (5 sessions)
$450 for all 5 sessions, including a group trip to the festival’s NYC screening

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I agree that my child plans to attend all 5 sessions and that I’ll communicate any absences in advance; that Firebird may use photo/video from this course for Firebird promotion; and that my child will follow the instructors’ directions regarding sickness protocol. *

We’ll follow up within 2 business days to confirm the spot.