The Global Search for Education: Ana Hanhausen Interviews OECD’s Anna Pons
This month, audiences can watch Net Zero Speaks with Anna Pons on the Planet Classroom Network.
Empowering Youth in New Hope for Girls
By Sadie Judd The micro-documentary New Hope for Girls by Dallas Golden, is a whirlwind of positivity and love, centering on what it means to have supportive individuals in our lives. The film was shot on location in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by a crew from Actuality Abroad. Through Consoler Eliya’s story, audiences become captivated by her resilience and strength, and how that has led her to impact young girls’ lives in the most...
Moving Stories: A Review of Battery Dance’s Dancing for Trust: Bremen
By Teresa Matuzak The mini-documentary Dancing for Trust: Bremen from Battery Dance waltzes into a world of movement and abstract expressionism as students learn to tell their stories through dance. Since 2006, Battery Dance has organized week-long camps that teach students in and around the German city of Bremen new dance techniques, expressions, and movements that allow them to tell their stories physically. Through clips and...
A Musical Masterpiece: The Bard Percussion Studio Recital Spring 2021
By Rhea Mursalin The Bard Percussion Studio Recital, presented by the Bard College Conservatory of Music, unfolds as a cinematic experience through the lens of percussion mastery. This musical showcase, divided into four distinct parts, is a mesmerizing journey that can be viewed as a conventional concert and a musical masterpiece. The talented performers of the Bard College Conservatory of Music are a testament to unparalleled...
Searching For Something Deeper: A Review of Xiaojing Wang’s Weather Forecast
By Zachary Klein Xiaojing Wang’s Weather Forecast is contemplative. Long takes and wide shots initially call to mind the phenomena known as slow cinema, but as the film wanes on, it’s clear the similarities are only skin-deep. While not entirely without merit, Weather Forecast ends up being a meandering short film in search of an ethereal truth about humanity and ultimately just comes out as a twee story about faith in… something....
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