Can't Hide Me Il regista si concentra sulle donne in India che escono e vanno avanti per trasformare i loro sogni in realtà
By Will Hite In India, millions of women living under its patriarchal society are told to stay inside as much as possible and tend to familial duties such as cooking, pulizia, and finding a husband. Altrimenti, they are subject to men outside their family and have a chance of ruining their family’s honor. While many women continue to face significant challenges when it comes to their personal freedom, what happens to...
La performance di Moon River di Esther Roestan innova un classico senza tempo
By Will Hite First performed by Audrey Hepburn on an acoustic guitar in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Henry Mancini’s ‘Moon River’ helped the film become a timeless classic about love. While many singers would cover the song, as its themes of being “…after the same rainbow’s end” still ring true, the musical score Mancini composed evokes equally as much colorfully romantic imagery. Esther Roestan, uno studente...
La studentessa del Malawi si preoccupa del suo futuro in un mondo fatto di connessioni
by Lexi Portner “I’m scared because there might not be a future,” says high school student Tamika, “because in reality in Malawi and other developing countries and worldwide… you need to know someone in order for you to get by.” In Nepotism: My Worst Fear (ora proiettato sul canale YouTube di Planet Classroom Network), Tamika, a high school student from the Mzuzu International Academy in Malawi, delivers a...
Il regista giovanile si concentra sia sui pro che sui contro del consumo di plastica
By Lexi Portner Is plastic always bad? Per esempio, what about its benefits in medicine and public health during the Coronavirus pandemic? How does society misuse cost-effective plastic? What are the biodegradable options for plastic packaging? The short stop motion short film, Plastica: Cattivo o eroe (ora proiettato sul canale YouTube di Planet Classroom Network), focuses on why plastic is not a black and white...
Giovani attivisti ci chiedono di saltare la cannuccia usa e getta
By Lexi Portner In the US alone we use about 500 million straws a day. “That’s enough to fill 46,000 big school buses a year,” according to Milo Cress. Milo has made the reduction of single-use plastic straws a personal mission. The Last Straw is one of eight stories that cover youth activism focusing on sustainability and the environment created by Young Voices for the Planet (YVFP) Fondatore, Author and Illustrator Lynne...
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