>> ERIC: NEXT WEEK IS JUNETEENTH AND HYPE, A MEDIA EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH OF COLOR HERE AT TWIN CITIES PBS HAVE A BRAND-NEW DOCUMENTARY SET TO SCREEN AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.

HERE'S A SHORT EXCERPT... >> UNCLE WAS A VISIONARY.

HE WAS SERIOUS BUT HE COULD ALSO HAVE FUN.

I KNOW THAT HE'S REJOICING BECAUSE I THINK HE ENVISIONED THIS INTERESTED THIS.

INTERESTED -- HE WANTED YOUNG PEOPLE THAT LOOKED LIKE HIM, YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR TO HAVE VISIONS.

THE THAT THEY HAD A RIGHT TO WALK THROUGH MUSEUMS AND EXPERIENCE THEIR CULTURE.

RIGHT.

TO HAVE JOY, TO HAVE PEACE, TO HAVE HOPE.

TO DO THINGS FAR BEYOND WHAT HE COULD EVER IMAGINE DOING.

>> ERIC: HERE WITH US NOW FROM HYPE, DARIUS SMITH AND AKETZALLY MURILLO.

WELCOME TO "ALMANAC."

DARIUS, YOU GOT TO SEE THE EXHIBIT.

WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT IT?

>> I HAD A LOT OF THOUGHTS.

SOME OF THOSE PIECES OF WORK I HAD NEVER KNOWN WERE SO DEEP UNTIL I SEEN THEM IN PERSON, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY LIKE MY FAVORITE NE IS THE ONE THAT HAD THE BOY WHERE HE ONLY HAD ONE LEG ND I THINK THE OTHER ONE WAS LIKE A WOOD ONE OR SOMETHING.

HE WAS LIKE STANDING ON CRUSHES.

AND THAT ONE REALLY WAS POWERFUL, YOU KNOW.

IT RESEMBLED, OBVIOUSLY HE'S GOING THROUGH THINGS WITH HIS LEG BUT THERE'S EVEN MORE THINGS THAT HE HAS TO WORRY ABOUT, TOO, AND I FELT LIKE THAT KIND OF RESEMBLED THE COMMUNITIES AND HOW THINGS ARE BROKEN.

>> Eric: WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THE EXHIBIT WHEN YOU SAW IT?

>> MOSTLY, I FELT INSPIRED BUT ALSO COMFORTABLE.

I JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS ICE TO SEE MEDIA FROM SOMEONE WHO JUST WASN'T -- HAD TO WORK THEIR WAY UP THERE, YOU KNOW.

>> Mary: SO OLD PEOPLE LIKE US KNOW GORDON PARKS BUT WAS THIS NEW WORK TO YOU?

WAS THIS A REVELATION, DO YOUR FRIENDS KNOW ABOUT HIS WORK?

>> A LOT OF MY FRIENDS, THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM OTHER THAN WHEN I BRING HIM UP, HONESTLY.

>> Mary: AND YOU'VE BEEN BRINGING IT UP TO THEM?

>> OH, SURE.

OF COURSE.

>> Mary: WHAT KIND OF REACTION ARE THEY HAVING?

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE PARK'S WORK, THE D.C.GOTHIC OR THE IOWA GOTHIC, WHEREVER THAT ONE WAS AND YOU GOT TO KIND OF TAKE THEM THROUGH WHO GORDON PARKS WAS AND HOW HE WAS AS A PERSON HOW HE SAT DOWN TO GETS TO KNOW THE PEOPLE HE WAS TAKING PICTURES OF AND HOW HE WAS A BIGGER PART OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THAT WAY, EXPLAINING THAT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

>> Mary: DID YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HIM BEFORE THIS?

>> HONESTLY, NO, BUT I WISH I HAD AND JUST LEARNING ABOUT HIM HAS BEEN SO NICE.

>> Mary: ARE YOU SHARING IT WITH OTHERS, TOO, BECAUSE SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE DOING SOME TEACHING, I LOVE IT WITH YOUR COMPATRIOTS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PEOPLE YOUR AGE, ARE YOU KIND OF SHARING THIS KNOWLEDGE NOW?

>> I THINK HE HAS IT DONE A LOT BETTER THAN I DO BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MORE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT HIM.

>> Eric: DID YOU GUYS DO WORK ON THE DOCUMENTARY ITSELF?

>> I ACTUALLY GOT TO BE AN ASSISTANT, A PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, ACTUALLY, SO I GOT TO HELP HIM GUIDE A LITTLE BIT AND BUMP CERTAIN PENNSYLVANIA AND KNOCKED THINGS DOWN, I DIDN'T DO TOO MUCH TALKING UNTIL THE EDGED BUT I WAS IN THE BACKGROUNDS A LITTLE BIT AND HELPING TO GUIDES HIM A LITTLE BIT.

>> I MOSTLY DID TALKING BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE ALL THE BACKGROUND WORK, SEE HOW HAT WORKED.

>> Mary: SO WHAT INTRIGUED YOU THE MOST BECAUSE I GOT STARTED, I WAS TELLING YOU GUYS THIS, 30 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS AN INTERN HERE, WORKING WITH ROBIN HICKMAN, I REMEMBER HER BACK IN THE DAY.

WHAT IS APILING TO YOU, ON CAMERA, BEHIND THE SCENES, PRODUCING?

WHAT'S STARTING TO KIND OF LIGHT A FIRE FOR YOU?

>> HONESTLY, A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

JUST KIND OF LIKE HOW GORDON PARKS DID A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING ESPECIALLY FOR HIS SHORT FILM, KIND OF DID IT ALL BY HIMSELF.

SO I'M JUST TRYING A BIT OF EVERYTHING, JUST TO SEE WHAT I LIKE.

>> Mary: SAME QUESTION, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT'S INTRIGUING YOU, WHAT PART OF THE WORK IS THE MOST KIND OF SALIENT FOR YOU?

>> WELL, LIKE SHE SAID, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING AS MUCH AS I CAN ABOUT THE ENTIRE MEDIA INDUSTRY SO BEING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH CAMERAS AND SEEING THE EDITING AND ALSO SEEING HOW SOMEBODY IS GUIDING THE PERSON WITH THE CAMERA SO THEY DON'T PUMP THINGS, YOU DON'T SEE NONE OF THAT UNTIL YOU'RE ACTUALLY BEHIND THE SCENES SO I GUESS BEHIND THE SCENES, WORKING WITH THE CAMERAS, DITING AUDIO, I GUESS ALL OF IT, I JUST LOVE IT.

>> Eric: YOU GUYS ARE BOTH IN IGH SCHOOL, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> Eric: DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE PROVIDES WHAT FOR YOU, WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THAT PROGRAM PARTICULARLY?

>> FOR ME, YOU'VE ONE A LOT OF OTHER PROGRAMS CENTERED PARENT MEDIA AND ALTHOUGH I LOVE THEM AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEM, THINK DIDN'T REALLY PROVIDE THE SAME ENVIRONMENT THAT HYPE DOES.

I GET TO SEE PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND I JUST FEEL AT HOME.

>> Eric: SAME QUESTION TO YOU, DARIUS.

>> MAN, I'VE NEVER BEEN A PART OF ANY OTHER MEDIA PROGRAM OTHER THAN HYPE AND Ms. ROBBINS SAID SOMETHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LIFE.

SHE SAYS, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD AND WHEN I'M AT HYPE, I FEEL LIKE I'M PART OF A VILLAGE, A COMMUNITIES, SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MUCH BIGGER THAN MEDIA.

>> Eric: TELL US ABOUT THE SCREENING.

DO YOU HAVE THE TIME AND PLACE FOR US?

S-I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE 20th, YES?

>> Mary: THAT'S CORRECT, YEP.

>> Eric: JUNE 20th.

[Overlapping Conversation].

>> Eric: MINNESOTA INSTITUTE OF ART.

>> YEP, THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.

>> Eric: WILL YOU GUYS BE THERE TO PROVIDE CONTEXT AND GREET PEOPLE?

>> YEAH, WE'LL BE THERE.

I'LL BE THERE.

>> Mary: HAVE WE HOOKED YOU INTO MEDIA CAREERS?

DOES IT NOT SEEM SO BAD NOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND IN.

>> I DEFINITELY WANT TO CONTINUE IS TV IN MY NEAR FUTURE.

>> Eric: I WISH I HAD YOUR FUTURES.

ALL THE BEST TO BOTH OF YOU.

THANKS FOR COMING