Leading up the Breathing Lights installation, youth media projects were developed to educate local young people in video, radio, interviewing, scripting and storytelling and to give voice to residents and stories directly illuminated by Breathing Lights. Young people and mentors from Youth FX in Albany, Told By Us Productions in Schenectady and Youth Media Sanctuary in Troy produced diverse videos that captured the youth voice in the issues of vacancy and abandonment, what “home” means and the realities of neighborhood change. Their finished products were featured at project events and at a dedicated film festival on Nov. 13th, 2016.