After its award-winning festival run, First Voice Generation is screening at colleges, universities, and educational conferences across the United States, bringing attention to the support first generation college students need in order to thrive.

First Voice Generation follows three Latinx high school students in Holland, Michigan. As children of Mexican immigrants, they struggle with a sense of identity and belonging growing up in this predominantly Dutch community. They dream of being the first in their family to go to college but Covid-19 shuts the world down, and virtual learning exacerbates their struggles. The cost of affording college makes their dream seem impossible.

Produced and Directed by Cynthia Martinez