The Global Search for Education: Director Ejun Hong Creates a Moving Tribute to the Love between a Mother and Son
South Korean Director Ejun Hong’s 92 year-old grandfather lost his mother when he was only 3 years old. Hong’s grandfather developed Alzheimer’s disease and started losing his precious memories, and so Hong wanted to create a film that paid tribute to him and his life. Perhaps most important, she wanted to shine a light on the love between a mother and son that she believes never fades away.
Malawi Student Discusses the Pros and Cons of Technology Usage
By Will Hite In this video presentation, Mtowa, a student from Malawi, shares perspectives on the double-edged sword of technology in a 21st Century world. “Did you know that so many trees can make one matchstick but only one matchstick can burn down so many trees,” are the opening lines of Mtowa’s speech. Instead of relying on statistics and factual research, she uses dramatic flare and metaphorical rhetoric to present her...
In Forced, Director Pep Bonet Captures the Complexities of Child Labor and Exploitation in Bangladesh.
By WIll Hite Shoes, bricks, chocolate. These are just a few examples of commodities used by consumers in Western civilizations. While these products are marketed by American and European corporations more often than not, they are manufactured by the tiny hands of children. The observational documentary, Forced, directed by Pep Bonet, covers this topic in a provocative but also open-minded approach. Sound designer José Bautista...
Hong Ejun’s Mother Stirs the Soul
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...
Buried Treasure and No Spade Focuses on the Necessity to Handle Oil Responsibly in 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...
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