On this week’s Talk Out of School, we sat down with 18-year-old Bronx filmmaker Shavoy Alcock. We discussed TYRONE, the award-winning student documentary that has captured recognition at film festivals across North America, Shavoy’s remarkable journey from Jamaica to the Bronx, and why storytelling and arts education can change lives. We also heard excerpts from this week’s New York City Council hearing on the growing role of artificial intelligence in our public schools — including the voices of City Council member Eric Dinowitz, parent leader Olympia Kazi, and our cohosts, privacy advocate Leonie Haimson and neurologist Kaliris Salas Ramirez
914 Inc News, How a Monroe University Assignment Became an Award-Winning Documentary; https://914inc.com/monroe-university-tyrone-documentary/
INDIE SHORT FEST winner, Tyrone; https://indieshortfest.com/2026/02/26/tyrone/
Tyrone film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2XWJBz-lbc
Class Size Matters, Testimony on DOE’s shoddy privacy & AI policies; also lowlights & highlights from the hearing, https://classsizematters.org/testimony-on-does-shoddy-privacy-ai-policies-lowlights-highlights-from-the-hearing/