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Young
Director Creates a Music
Video for Human Rights
 Los
Angeles resident and
19-year-old director
Taron Lexton has just
completed filming the
primary footage for
a music video to promote
the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. The
video is being produced
by Youth for Human
Rights International
(YHRI), a Los Angeles-based
youth organization
that teaches human
rights
to young
people.
Taron
was joined in the project
by a 150-strong multi-ethnic
cast who donated their
time and talents to
the project.
“Human
rights is a vital issue,
it spans all countries,
races and religions
that often divide people.
Human rights are universal.” stated
Taron.
Taron
began working on this
project just after
graduating from LA
Film School and has
so far devoted almost
7 months to the music
video. Says Taron, “When
I finished film school
there were several
films that I could
have pursued but I
decided to ask my Mom
what I could do to
help her with my new
skills and she mentioned
this human rights project.
I liked it and decided
to jump on board.”
Taron’s
passion for film began
at a very young age
and has blossomed into
a full blown career.
Besides his paid pursuits,
he has donated his
talents to create footage
that speaks to youth
about the importance
of human rights. This
includes a 35-day YHRI
World Educational Tour
through 13 nations,
in which he produced
footage that conveys
the essence of human
rights in many nations
and which is included
in the music video.
Taron
says he was drawn to
film because “You
can speak to people
who might not otherwise
listen to you. They’ll
watch a film but might
not read a book or
listen to speech. Film
making is the most
powerful means of broad
scale communication.”
YHRI
Music Video? A Photo
Preview
Below
are some behind-the-scenes
stills from the new music
video. The roles were
played by actors who
donated their time
and talents for the cause
of human rights.
>>
Click HERE to see the
music
video
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