I Am Odd של מייק קונאריס עוזר להעלות את המודעות לילדים אוטיסטים
By Grace Madover I am Odd began as a poem written by a 10 year old autistic boy, Ben Giroux. The poem went viral and inspired producer Mike Connaris to turn it into a song and eventually a video. The poem is about Ben’s life as an autistic boy, feeling out of place and different around other kids his age. רורי ראסל, a 20 year old student animator, was commissioned to create an animated 2D music video to complement the...
סיפור על קיימות סביבתית מהרי גאמו באתיופיה
By Rishi Mulloth The people of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley are a unique group that has been isolated from the modern world, but have remained culturally and biologically unscathed. These people have been growing their society for 10,000 שנים, and have done so in a sustainable manner, living with their surroundings rather than in spite of them. From Director Stephen Marshall, אלף שמשות (curated for the...
Ming Ming’s Magical Friend Helps Her Fit Into Her New Community
By Rishi Mulloth Moving homes can be a scary and daunting transition for a young child to embark on. עם זאת, the new challenge can also lead to positive change. Lucky, from Director Alexis Wong, is an animated short film that tells the story of a young girl named Ming Ming who isn’t feeling too great with her new home and neighborhood. While rummaging through some of the moving boxes, Ming Ming finds a book on ancient lion...
דנגלין פנגולין: The Alarming Plight of the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal
By Alex Silverman From Adam Hersko-Ronatas and Elodie Freymann comes a short animated film, דנגלין פנגולין, about the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world, the pangolin. Voice by Felege Gebru. Music by Warner Meadows and Ezemdi Akalonu. Pangolins are often described as “scaly anteaters” because they are heavily trafficked for their scales. Oftentimes, scales are used for food and aphrodisiacs. They have long been used in...
Jonathan Comfort and Szu-Ying Huang Perform Music by Claude Debussy to the Poems of François Villon
By Grace Madover From the Bard Conservatory, Trois Ballades de François Villon is a performance of three different ballades, written by François Villon. The music is composed by one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th Century. Each ballade is harmoniously performed by vocalist Jonathan Comfort, and pianist Szu-Ying Huang. These two talented musicians come together for the 12-minute performance....
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