En Forzado, El director Pep Bonet captura las complejidades del trabajo y la explotación infantil en Bangladesh.
By WIll Hite Shoes, ladrillos, chocolate. Estos son solo algunos ejemplos de productos básicos utilizados por los consumidores en las civilizaciones occidentales. Si bien estos productos son comercializados por corporaciones estadounidenses y europeas la mayoría de las veces, son fabricados por las diminutas manos de los niños. El documental de observación, Forzado, dirigida por Pep Bonet, cubre este tema con un enfoque provocativo pero también de mente abierta. Sound designer José Bautista...
El director de Lynching in America se centra en reconocer y abordar nuestra historia
By Jovan Brooks Just over 100 hace años que, on October 21st, 1916, a prosperous African-American entrepreneur and farmer named Anthony Crawford was shot 200 times and lynched for three days upon refusing to sell cotton seed for an unfair price to a white buyer. Crawford was one of the richest black men in Abbeville, South Carolina, and was horrifically murdered for taking a stand. Directed by Juan Mejia Botero, Lynching in America...
La madre de Hong Ejun agita el alma
By Julian Cao Directed by Hong Ejun, Mother is a riveting animated short film that abounds with vibrant colors and is underpinned by a sweet, melancholy melody interspersed with chimes. The vast majority of the film predicates on an ever-ticking clock, on which an elderly man on a wheelchair revisits certain memories of his life: When he was a young boy, his mother’s death left him bereft: He grew up and reached pivotal milestones in...
Tesoro enterrado y sin pala se enfoca en la necesidad de manejar el petróleo de manera responsable en Malawi.
By Julian Cao Buried Treasure and No Spade is a two-minute documentary film centering on 17-year-old student Blessings. In this video presentation, Blessings speaks to his peers about the issue of oil management in their country, Malawi. Blessings concludes his speech on the profound note that they, the youth, should be allowed to decide on what to do with the oil, as they are the country’s future. Given the serious subject of...
Estudiantes de secundaria realizan una auditoría energética para combatir las emisiones de carbono
By Jovan Brooks “At a certain point, we couldn’t stop thinking: is there anything we can do?" – Nicole Martinez Upon learning during their sixth grade year that Miami will have the greatest economic loss due to climate change out of all coastal cities globally, Maddi, Larissa, Nicole, and Melissa all made an effort to be the change they wish to see in the world. Directed by Lynne Cherry (Voces jóvenes para el planeta),...
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