Le réalisateur Joe Chang utilise une technique d'animation unique pour illustrer la beauté des oiseaux
By Rishi Mulloth What is it about the nature of birds in nature that evokes this sense of peace and serenity? C'est peut-être le flux rythmé de leurs appels, ou le battement gracieux de leurs ailes, ou peut-être est-ce la connexion câblée entre les humains et le monde naturel. Quel que soit le cas, Joe Chang’s (organisée pour Planet Classroom par KidsFirst!) court métrage d'animation, “The Birds”, artistically displays this innate beauty within the...
La réalisatrice Gwendolyn Hamilton explore l'impact social du vélo
By Rishi Mulloth “It’s often times a beautiful thing overcoming the difficulties along the way, and making your way up to the top.” This is the inspiring message from Baker Nicholaou while discussing his nonprofit enterprise Bicimaximo, a bike repair shop in Granada, Nicaragua which is the subject of the film, Second Cycles, directed by Gwendolyn Hamilton (curated for Planet Classroom by SIMA Classroom). Dans ce film, audiences get an...
Une jeune militante du Malawi s'élève contre le mariage de filles adolescentes
By Ishana Sen Das I Don’t Need a Husband Yet (curated for Planet Classroom by XTalks.Org) documents a presentation given by 15-year-old Rachel, who speaks passionately about the injustice of marrying young girls in their teens. As Rachel’s audience mainly consists of teenagers in her Malawi school, she addresses them directly when she asks them at what age they imagine themselves getting married. She continues to explain that many...
Que se passerait-il si le sens de la vie était envoyé trop tôt sur Terre?
By Ethan Thomas This is the question asked by Return to Sender, a short film centered around Moira, a clerk who works in the cosmic mailroom and mistakenly sends the meaning of life to Earth ahead of schedule. She must then choose between helping the person it was sent to or helping the universe restore order. Return to Sender offers a clever and fun story that will keep you guessing until the end. Directed by Malibu Taetz, Return to...
L'ancienne élève du Bard Yixin Wang de l'Institut de musique américano-chinois du Bard College interprète le chagrin éternel de Lin'an sur le Guzheng.
By Ishana Sen Das Eternal Sorrow of Lin’an brings the viewer into Yixin Wang’s home, where she performs the song, Eternal Sorrow, on the guzheng – a traditional Chinese musical instrument. Yixin Wang is an alumna from Bard College’s US-China Music Institute. The program supports musical exchange between the United States and China and promotes the study, performance and appreciation of Chinese contemporary music. The...
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