BLUE FORGE GROUP

Create4U

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Since 2016, the Create4U youth group has been serving creative children and young adults with an inclusive, welcoming and supportive introduction to the film and television industry. Together, members of all abilities and from all walks of life, write, develop, perform, film and edit both campy web series and serious short films. With support from the Washington Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, Next for Autism, and Walmart, as well as from viewers like you, Create4U is stronger than ever.

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While Create4U began as a club for differently-abled youth and young adults with autism, it became a safe haven for all young people who felt marginalized due to race, economics, sexuality, gender, disability or size. Today, Create4U is moderated by autistic mother and son, Jennifer and Maxwell DiMarco, and the club welcomes all members from ages thirteen to twenty-five. After twenty-five, Create4U members are given a free year's membership to the Blue Village Acting Troupe, the Blue Forge Films acting troupe for all ages and experience levels.

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Beyond the Creative

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By opening the club to allies who may not live with autism or a disability but who understand what it feels like to be marginalized and stereotyped, Create4U offers a community that mirrors the boarder world while still maintaining a safe space for all young people. Our focus will always be on the arts but Create4U also offers quality social time, hot meals, and a one-acre campus in Port Orchard, Washington, with basketball, soccer, gardening, and nature walks. Job training in the arts industry, nutrition and life skills coaching, and even creative mentoring is all available through Create4U.

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Our Films, Shows and Games

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Create4U members were selected for leads and supporting roles in the short films Jared's House, My Wyvern Heart and the award-winning Trade, all available now on BlueFlix. Those three dramatic productions weren't entirely created and crewed by Create4U members, however. For campy, epic adventures made entirely by Create4U members, enjoy these three web series: Temporal Outlaws, Ghost Gang, and the acclaimed Space Marines which is heading into its third season and even has its own trading card game! Find them all on and more on Blue Forge Family.

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Join Us

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Create4U is much more than just casting help for young actors and a safe social experience. Year-round, Create4U members interested in careers in film, television, publishing, game design, and music, receive coaching and mentorship from working artisans they identify with from one of Blue Forge Group's divisions. 

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Are you a creative individual with autism looking for a friendly, safe community experience? Do you live with a condition that makes mainstream clubs hard for you? Or are you someone who doesn't judge others by their abilities and want to work and create with a diverse group of peers? Take some time to explore Blue Forge Group then reach out using our Contact form if Create4U sounds like a good match for you or your young actor.

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