BOYS OF SUMMER
At a remote summer camp in the Vermont woods, a group of teenage boys embarks on a journey of emotional growth. Free from screens and societal expectations, they learn to open up, support one another, and redefine what it means to be a boy. A tender vérité portrait of vulnerability, friendship, and the quiet rebellion of feeling deeply in a world that often tells boys not to.
THE TEAM
Annabel Edwards | Director
Annabel Edwards is a documentary filmmaker and editor based out of New York City. She grew up in Atlanta and moved to Chicago to attend the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She currently works for NPR, where she directs, edits, produces, and occasionally draws on top of videos. Her work has been recognized by the White House News Photographers Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights, among others.
Mito Habe-Evans | Director
Mito Habe-Evans co-manages NPR’s Video team and is responsible for the creative direction and sensibility of NPR videos. She leads the team in its pursuit of projects that are “smart with heart,” from the comedic economics explainer series Planet Money Shorts to the short film Senior Spring, a national portrait of teens and guns. She developed NPR’s signature documentary style with What Democracy Looks Like and One Nation Under The Sun.
Razi Jafri | Producer
Razi Jafri is a Detroit-based documentary filmmaker and Senior Editor of Visual Features at NPR. His work explores democracy, identity, faith, and political power through intimate, character-driven storytelling. He directed Hamtramck, USA and produced the Independent Lens documentary Three Chaplains, and produced Seasons of Glory: The Story of River Rouge Basketball. His films have screened at major festivals including SXSW, Hot Docs, . Jafri is currently completing his feature documentary Uncommitted and developing projects through his production company, People First Productions.
Tsering Bista | Producer
Tsering Bista is a documentary filmmaker based in Jersey City and Kathmandu. She has produced, shot, and edited for video teams at NPR, PBS Frontline, Newsy, CNN, Great Big Story, and New York Magazine. Tsering’s personal work broadly concerns memory, family history, and language as it relates to cultural preservation. She is also passionate about curation and democratizing public art spaces.