The Global Search for Education: Director Melissa Pracht Is Up Close and Personal in Rohingya
This month on the Planet Classroom Network, audiences can screen the documentary We are Rohingya.
The Global Search for Education: Dr. Margaret Dowell on Addiction and the Role of the Family
This month on the Planet Classroom Network, audiences can screen Dr. Margaret Dowell’s Addiction: The Impact on Family, Episode 2 in the Addiction and Art series.
Art, Addiction, and Family
By Ali Grutchfield Although a family’s love can surpass most obstacles, some challenges seem too tough to bear. Many issues stem from an inability to communicate personal struggles and their effects on loved ones. Addiction: The Impact on Family is Dr. Margaret Dowell’s second video in her Addiction and Art series. In this new episode, Dr. Dowell explores how artists can use their art as a catalyst for difficult conversations...
The Autograph Explores Obsession
By Ali Grutchfield Parents are constantly encouraging their children to find passions and pursue life with unfettered determination. Mohit Modi’s The Autograph creatively explores the empowerment that kids aspire to and examines the strength to be found in intrinsic motivation. The Autograph is the story of a young boy’s downward spiral from being an avid fan to an obsessed one. After receiving an autograph from his...
Hearts of Steel Captures the Heart With Steely Determination
By Julian Cao Directed by Gayle Wilmot, Hearts of Steel is a twenty-minute documentary film that centers on a group of steelpan musicians in Toronto. The motley crew of steelpan musicians, or pannists, are diverse and of all stripes, but what unifies them is their palpable, unreserved love for the steelpan. They train rigorously and tirelessly; for endless hours, they convene and practice each song until they master it. Their...
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