Empowering Oakland’s Youth: The Bay Area EMT Program and Its Documentary Journey
Download MP3Dave Washington hosts the show, featuring Wellington Jackson and Mimi Chakarova, discussing their documentary on the Bay Area EMT program. Wellington, a retired firefighter and current executive director of the program, shares its mission to provide free EMT and fire training to inner-city youth in Oakland. Mimi, the film director, explains the 12-year journey of making the documentary, emphasizing the challenges of gaining trust and access to the participants' lives. They discuss the program's criteria, impact, and future plans, including a showing in Las Vegas.
