WHY ARE YOU YOU ?
Why Are You You? is a feature documentary that explores how a now-defunct youth empowerment program shaped and saved the lives of countless teens by helping them build emotional resilience and giving them a sense of belonging at the most tender time in their lives. Discover how a little-known youth movement fostered a generation of teens to save the world—and it ended up saving them.
d a sense of belonging at the most tender times in our lives, we thrive as adults.
- Premiere Tickets - SOLD OUT!
- Premiere Tickets - SOLD OUT!
June 12, 2025 @6:30 PM
At the Coolidge Corner Theatre
in Brookline, MA
Encore Screening at The Regent Theatre
July 9th at 7:30 PM - Arlington, MA
We opened a second screening for those who didn’t get into the premiere. This theatre has plenty of seats for everyone!
WHY ARE YOU YOU? is a feature documentary that explores the history of the Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU) community where adolescents discovered their true selves and were empowered to make positive change in the world. Forty years after the program's inception, those former participants reflect on how being a part of the program shaped them and still informs their lives. YRUU, established in 1983, grew out of the Unitarian Universalists’ rich tradition of religious youth education. It was disbanded in 2008.
