I sopravvissuti ai tiri a scuola parlano delle conseguenze un anno dopo la sparatoria fatale
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I sopravvissuti ai tiri a scuola parlano delle conseguenze un anno dopo la sparatoria fatale

By Ishana Sen Das Directed by Lucca Vieira, Parco: Stories from the Survivors, is a short documentary centering around a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day 2018. One year after the fatal shooting at their high school, the film shares the perspectives of five Stoneman Douglas High School students who witnessed or were affected by the shooting. They talk about the experience itself, as well as...

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Le ragazze di Neel Menon dovrebbero restare a casa parlano dell'argomento importante e critico dell'uguaglianza di genere.
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Le ragazze di Neel Menon dovrebbero restare a casa parlano dell'argomento importante e critico dell'uguaglianza di genere.

By Ishana Sen Das Girls Should Stay at Home, directed by Neel Menon, documents the stories of three young women living in Mumbai; each of these women have pushed at traditional gender norms in their own way. We hear from Geeta, who plays international wheelchair basketball, Rajani, Mumbai’s first female detective, and Anita, who is a public officer. We learn about their experiences in each of their respective fields as well as the...

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La visualizzazione del cambiamento si concentra sull'uso dell'arte per catturare la conversazione
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La visualizzazione del cambiamento si concentra sull'uso dell'arte per catturare la conversazione

By Ethan Thomas How do you simplify a discussion in an impactful way so that it records the important ideas of a large group of people involved in a learning think tank?   Discussion and change start with listening. Chris Malapitan, a visual facilitator, altoparlante, and artist takes this idea further. Directed and produced by Christopher Scott Carpenter, the short documentary, Visualizzazione del cambiamento, gives audiences a deep dive...

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Il regista Joe Chang utilizza una tecnica di animazione unica per illustrare la bellezza degli uccelli
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Il regista Joe Chang utilizza una tecnica di animazione unica per illustrare la bellezza degli uccelli

By Rishi Mulloth What is it about the nature of birds in nature that evokes this sense of peace and serenity? Maybe it’s the rhythmic flow of their calls, or the graceful fluttering of their wings, or maybe it is the hard-wired connection between humans and the natural world. Whatever the case is, Joe Chang’s (curated for Planet Classroom by KidsFirst!) animated short, “The Birds”, artistically displays this innate beauty within the...

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La regista Gwendolyn Hamilton esplora l'impatto sociale delle biciclette
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La regista Gwendolyn Hamilton esplora l'impatto sociale delle biciclette

By Rishi Mulloth “It’s often times a beautiful thing overcoming the difficulties along the way, and making your way up to the top.” This is the inspiring message from Baker Nicholaou while discussing his nonprofit enterprise Bicimaximo, a bike repair shop in Granada, Nicaragua which is the subject of the film, Secondi Cicli, directed by Gwendolyn Hamilton (curated for Planet Classroom by SIMA Classroom). In this film, audiences get an...

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