The Film Over Gun Violence Program
About CFEG & The Program FOGV
The Center for Educational Growth (CFEG) is a Virgin Islands non-profit school delivering flexible, hands-on, virtual and in-person learning experiences. Our annual Film Over Gun Violence program founded in 2023, blends art, humanities, and local civic history with a complete indie-filmmaking bootcamp—from research to script to screen to combat the social issue of gun violence. In small cohorts, teens and young adults (13–28) learn directing, camera, lighting, sound, editing, acting, and public communication, producing original short films that premiere at red-carpet community screenings across the islands.
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Events & Awards Impact
Red Carpet Cinema Showcase
See Student films debuted to packed audiences; post-screening Q&A with cast/crew and community leaders.
Educational Screenings
FOGV toured local schools to share films and lead discussions on culture, history, and non-violence.
Media Coverage
Community press highlighted FOGV’s impact and student achievements on and off the set.
Award-Winning 2024 Films
Fall & Bulletproof Dreams recognized at community showcases; official selections and honors.
Film Over Gun Violence (FOGV) is a flagship initiative that merges education and indie filmmaking to help youth process trauma, address social issues affecting their ability to live, build skills, and tell their home/community stories.
CFEG is a nonprofit, internationally accredited digital educational institution formed in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our mission is to “Direct Your Learning.” We provide students—especially those in underserved and geographically isolated communities—with the tools to succeed academically, professionally, and personally.
FOGV Awards & Selections “2025–2026”
19 recorded outcomes: 2 winning festivals (3 awards), an honorable mention, 10 official selections, 3 finalist placements, and 3 nominee/quarter-finalist placements — spanning the Caribbean, U.S., Canada & Europe.
2025–2026 Outcomes
284 Excellence Film Festival (BVI)
Quarter-FinalistUrban Film Festival
SelectionUrban Film Festival
SelectionGeorgetown Film Festival
SelectionFilms That Move
SelectionFilms That Move
SelectionFilms That Move
Honorable MentionAFROVISIONX Film Festival
SelectionToronto International Nollywood Film Festival
NomineeInternational Black & Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF)
FinalistInternational Black & Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF)
FinalistInternational Black & Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF)
Finalist284 Excellence Film Festival (BVI)
SelectionAnatolia International FF (Istanbul)
SelectionUrban Film Festival (Miami)
WinnerThe Micheaux Film Festival (LA)
SelectionPeachtree Village International FF (ATL)
NomineeCaribbean Film Festival (Trinidad)
SelectionInternational Black & Diversity FF (Canada)
WinnerOther Festival Highlights from CFEG Partners Blue Tarp Productions (2022–2023)
- DEFEAT — 2023 Paradise 48 Film Festival — Top 10 Short Film • Paradise 48 FF
- DELILAH — 2022 Paradise 48 Film Festival — Top 10 Short Film • Paradise 48 FF
FOGV Student Highlight
Meet a CFEG Student & Award Recipient
Discover how one FOGV student turned creativity, lived experience, and hands-on filmmaking into award-recognized work. Explore the full profile to see the student’s story, achievements, and growth through CFEG’s Film Over Gun Violence program.
View the Student ProfileFilm Over Gun Violence · Student filmmaking
From student stories to worldwide screens.
CFEG student filmmakers are turning lived experience, Virgin Islands culture, and creative talent into films that earn recognition, attract distribution partners, and reach audiences well beyond the classroom.
CFEG student work in motion
Young filmmakers are building real-world opportunities.
Through FOGV, students learn to shape stories from research to screen—then see that work recognized at festivals, selected by distributors, and prepared for audiences around the world.
Accolades that honor student talent.
Student films have earned awards, official selections, and festival placements across the Caribbean, the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Creative work with global visibility.New paths from premiere to platform.
Distribution partners are creating more opportunities for CFEG films to be discovered, watched, and shared by new audiences.
7 networks currently accepting films.Culture travels when students tell the story.
As availability expands, student voices from the Virgin Islands can meet viewers across multiple viewing platforms and territories.
More platforms are under review.Now streaming worldwide
Watch the films.Carry the story forward.
Move your cursor across this moment to reveal the films. Every view, share, and conversation helps CFEG student voices travel farther.
FALL
Streaming now on OG Network and Fawesome.
BOTTLED LOVE
Streaming now on OG Network and Your Channel Network.
VERIFIED
Streaming now on Fawesome.
Ready to join the next cohort?
Submit Your Application of Interest Scholarships available [Students enrolled in CFEG for Full Term receive first preference for enrollment in CFEG's FOGV Program at reduced costs] • Ages 13–28 • Art-Humanities + Filmmaking🎥 Watch Our Films & Highlights
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Film Over Gun Violence
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Program Student Review
This experience was 'unreal'; Most rewarding and amazing experience; This will open the door for more opportunity; This will inspire change; This is a good way to raise awareness; Youth will become more active in our community from this; This will play a big role in our community today; What a positive impact across the territory; I feel like a celebrity - this is my day time celebrity dream; Anyone can do it, keep going, you never know where it will take you." ...We’re Changing The Scene....
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