Boys To Men San Diego | Mentoring Young Men | Young Men's Initiations | Mentoring Today's Youth

Journeyman is a one-hour documentary about rites of passage, mentoring, and male culture in America. It examines an emotional and social crisis evident in American boys that is finally emerging into our cultural consciousness due to the ever-increasing problem of gang violence and academic failure among America’s teenage boys. Huge changes in men’s work and family roles are reducing the time that men actually spend with boys, interrupting the transmission of important values, wisdom and integrity from one generation to the next. The film follows Joe and Mike, two teenage boys dying for healthy adult mentors. After their struggles with depression and violence, they join a mentoring program. As they work with male mentors they face challenging rites of passage, discover their inner strength, and learn to engage with a community of supportive men.

After two years of filming, the films’ final Rites of Passage climax was completed with footage shot here in San Diego. Created by director Kevin Obsatz and producer Charlie Borden, Journeyman explores hidden experiences of Rites of Passage, mentoring and male culture in America. Locally, The Boys to Men Mentoring network, which is studied in depth by the film, was founded here in San Diego. The film premiere’s at theLandmark Ken Cinema located at 4061 Adams Avenue (between Kensington Drive & Terrace Drive) Tickets are $ 10. For more information, call 619-283-5909 or visit www.boystomen.org.