Green Ambassadors veranschaulicht, wie sich junge Menschen für die Bekämpfung des Klimawandels engagieren
Dezember01

Green Ambassadors veranschaulicht, wie sich junge Menschen für die Bekämpfung des Klimawandels engagieren

By Ethan Thomas The issue of climate change is daunting, Es erfordert die Anstrengung vieler, sich damit auseinanderzusetzen. Hier sind die Schüler des Green Ambassador-Programms der Lawndale Environmental Charter High School entschlossen, etwas zum Wohle unseres Planeten zu bewirken. This short documentary highlights the efforts made by the bright young minds who take on the issues of climate change and make a positive impact on the environment....

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Queens ist eine Reise in das Leben der Drag Queens aus Seattle
Dezember01

Queens ist eine Reise in das Leben der Drag Queens aus Seattle

By Ethan Thomas Drag culture continues to be vibrant and dynamic thanks to the performers, Künstler, and designers who keep pushing the envelope of this art form. In Western culture, Drag performers can be traced as far back as ancient Greece. The documentary Queens takes a detailed look into the lives of 4 Seattle-based drag queens, illustrating the diverse ways that Drag has influenced and affected their lives. We learn about...

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Bei Find Your Purpose geht es darum, nach innen zu schauen und zu verstehen, wer Sie sind
Dezember01

Bei Find Your Purpose geht es darum, nach innen zu schauen und zu verstehen, wer Sie sind

By Will Hite Find Your Purpose is an XTalks Video presentation by a high-school student in Malawi called Esther (curated for the Planet Classroom Network by XTalksWorldListens).  Esther’s talk focuses not on ‘how’ to do something, but rather how ‘not’ to do something. Nämlich, how not to give up on one’s dreams. “You are black, you are so small, you can’t do this unlike people like us.” The orator opens her speech by...

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Wir sind Rohingya-Geschichte spiegelt die der anderen wider 700,000 Flüchtlinge, die aus ihrer Heimat fliehen müssen
Dezember01

Wir sind Rohingya-Geschichte spiegelt die der anderen wider 700,000 Flüchtlinge, die aus ihrer Heimat fliehen müssen

By Will Hite We Are Rohingya is a brief but comprehensive gaze into the horrors that an ethnic and religious minority are dealing with in Myanmar. Director Melissa Pracht’s powerful documentary is juxtaposed with the hopefulness that her subjects maintain throughout their challenging journey to find a place where they can live in peace. The Rohingya are the Muslim population of Myanmar that originally hail from Bangladesh. Both...

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Ein junges Mädchen ist ein starkes Argument für den Schutz der Natur
Dezember01

Ein junges Mädchen ist ein starkes Argument für den Schutz der Natur

By Julian Cao Directed by Adam Tyler, Kids Who Save the World: Clean Air, is a three-minute documentary film that follows and interviews Arya, a little girl who frequently explores Epping Forest in England. Clips of Arya traversing Epping Forest embody the exquisite beauty, vibrancy, and delicacy of the forest and of nature as a whole. Quite notably, the crispness of the cinematography does a masterful job of capturing the serene...

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