Green Ambassadors ilustra cómo los jóvenes se están involucrando para combatir el cambio climático
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Green Ambassadors ilustra cómo los jóvenes se están involucrando para combatir el cambio climático

By Ethan Thomas The issue of climate change is daunting, requiring the effort of many to address. This is where the students in the Green Ambassador program of Lawndale Environmental Charter High School are determined to make a difference for the better of our planet. 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 es un viaje a la vida de las Drag Queens de Seattle
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Queens es un viaje a la vida de las Drag Queens de Seattle

By Ethan Thomas Drag culture continues to be vibrant and dynamic thanks to the performers, artistas, 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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Encuentra tu propósito es mirar hacia adentro y comprender quién eres
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Encuentra tu propósito es mirar hacia adentro y comprender quién eres

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. A saber, 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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Somos Rohingya La historia se hace eco de los del Otro 700,000 Refugiados obligados a huir de sus hogares
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Somos Rohingya La historia se hace eco de los del Otro 700,000 Refugiados obligados a huir de sus hogares

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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Una niña es un caso poderoso para proteger la naturaleza
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Una niña es un caso poderoso para proteger la naturaleza

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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