Air Pollution is a Memorable Visual Lesson
By Julian Cao Directed by Katherine Wang, Air Pollution is a one-minute visual lesson composed of paper cut-outs popping up and traveling across the screen in stop-motion animation. Accompanying the visuals is a burst of classical, well-nigh bombastic music that demands attention. Such stylistic choices possess a touch of whimsy that is quite endearing. The film succinctly explains the detrimental causes and effects of air and water...
Green Ambassadors Illustrates How Young People Are Getting Involved to Combat Climate Change
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....
Queens Is a Journey into the Lives of Seattle Drag Queens
By Ethan Thomas Drag culture continues to be vibrant and dynamic thanks to the performers, artists, 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...
Find Your Purpose Is About Looking Inward and Understanding Who You Are
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. Namely, 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...
We are Rohingya Story Echoes Those of the Other 700,000 Refugees Forced to Flee their Homes
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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