Friendship, Passion, Loss, and Isolation Are the Themes of Quaranteened, a Virtual Musical about Teens Trying to Stay Connected in a World Asking Them to Isolate.
By Will Hite Theater Bug, a non profit organization based in Nashville, and MA2LA collaborated to produce the explosive, groundbreaking Quaranteened, a virtual musical about the lives of a high school choir group who strive to put on a virtual show while also figuring out how to help out a grieving classmate. The musical was written and produced by teenagers living in quarantine in Nashville during the pandemic. Very few pieces...
Oppressive or Educational? Black Girls Challenge the Motives of School Dress Codes
By Ali Grutchfield Dress codes are a paramount component of many environments, helping to establish professionalism and organization. However, in schools, dress codes can be manipulated to disproportionately target female black students. Clothed Minds is a documentary focused on dress code policies for black girls in the Washington DC public and charter school systems. It seeks to explore how enforcing dress codes leads to detrimental...
Human Race ISM Explores the Implications of Racism with a Twist: Aliens
By Julian Cao Systemic racism pervades and plagues society, and it is usually directed towards people who are of a different color than us. Racism derives from the groundless belief that one’s own race is superior. But, what if that race is an alien race? Directed by Elina Villemure, Human Race ISM is a three-minute short film that uniquely addresses racism through the concept of the human race versus an alien race. Thomas is a human...
The Global Search for Education: Director Saambhavi Subramani Wants to Tackle the Menstruation Taboo
This month audiences can screen The Full Stop by Saambhavi Subramani on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel.
The Global Search for Education: Director Madeline Landry on a Day in the Life of a People-Eating Siren Called Kim
This month audiences can screen Kim by director, writer, and animator Madeline Landry on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel.
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