Chinese Pioneers: A Captivating Tale of Resilience and Community in Australia
by Jack DeWitt In the story Chinese Pioneers directed by Ying Chu, the audience learns about the first Chinese pioneers in Australia. After the early 1900s, assimilation of the Chinese into the broader Australian culture became increasingly difficult due to xenophobia and racism. To combat these prejudices, an association called the “Chung Wah Association” was formed and later recognized by the supreme court of the...
Record di pomodoro: Unraveling Inner Confidence in the Rap Scene
By Alex Silverman In the underground music scene, Hector Dravid (who goes by Yung Elder the Rapper) is in a slump after his latest album flopped. To make matters worse, he fears his life is in danger as a country singer/assassin is out to get him. It isn’t until he meets a freelance secret agent who tells him to get over his paranoia that he can live peacefully again. The Bomar Brothers, Dean Lee Bomar and Grant Lee Bomar,...
Tackling Global Water Scarcity with Oneka Technologies
by Jack DeWitt The short film, A Sustainable Solution – Water Scarcity, directed by Bradley Ross with a voice over by Nicole Shara addresses the rising global challenge of access to clean drinking water. Oneka Technologies presents an innovative solution to the problem with their award-winning, zero-emission water buoy. This mobile desalination machine uses seawater and wave energy to generate up to 50,000 liters of fresh water...
Una storia toccante di amicizia pandemica: Nessun nuovo amico
By Alex Silverman No New Friends is written, diretto, and produced by Neha Gautam. The film’s two lead children star alongside their real-life mothers in this simple and sweet story about friendship. In New York City at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a four-year-old boy struggles to make friends as he is stuck in the house all day. When he notices a girl around his age looking out from a window across the street, their...
A Captivating Finale: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
By Rhea Mursalin The Bard Conservatory Orchestra’s rendition of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 is nothing short of enchanting, delivering a performance that resonates with passion. Rachmaninoff’s second symphony emerges as a triumph of creativity and resilience, and The Bard Conservatory Orchestra pays homage to this legacy with a captivating interpretation. Composed in 1906 and premiered the following year,...
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