![Young free spirit media activist representing the voice for their community](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/PhotoShootGroup.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
For 20 years, Free Spirit Media has been primarily rooted in the North Lawndale neighborhood, providing teens and young adults from the West and South sides of Chicago a comprehensive foundation in media arts through storytelling and hands-on media production within a creative youth development framework. Since 2001, Free Spirit Media has partnered with more than 6,500 young media-creators to develop their voices and share their unique and important stories within a creative community of support.
![Free media teens creating their own short film.](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/FreeSpirit-5.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
![Group photos teaching students how to use supplies.](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/404542592_18401442541063307_835773437641106159_n_2000x1000.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
![exterior of building](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/DSC03602_2000x1000.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)