This is a small video made by Selena Wilkinson at the KETC Nine Academy.

The Nine Academy is a new idea for Public TV - it is a Video school at the station for the Public - where people can learn how to be film makers. They do this for themselves and also for the station.

So what's new? Until now, Public TV was very much like regular TV in that while it looked to the public for funding, it made programs just like all the rest of TV - with professionals. The Public did not get on the air nor did the public make TV.

This is what is new at KETC. We are creating the space on our web for the public to have their own content and we are using our physical space to train them to become good at this.

This film on soccer is part of an entire series on Soccer in St Louis. St Louis is the home of native soccer in the US. We have made a professional/traditional documentary and we are surrounding this with content produced by our community.

We are trying to find the sweet spot between what we have done traditionally - make and offer great pro content - and help the public have their own say about this topic - whatever that topic may be.

Next week - we go further - we take one of the most challenging issues of our time - Immigration - and bring the wide voice of the community to the public. Please watch this space for more