Saving the Rainbow Mountains: Advocacy and Preservation in Film
By Ford Melillo Preserving the Rainbow Mountains by Amanda Tuccillo with a voice over by Jerry Camacho is an urgent film exploring the rich history and powerful threats endangering China’s Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park. It does a fantastic job of balancing the wonder of the space with contemporary issues involving ecological preservation, climate change, and human activity, while also providing potential...
Can AI Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis – A Review
By: Jailene Kontz The short film, Can AI Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis? by Rakesh Singh with a voice over by Jerry Camacho, sheds light on the Mental Health Crisis, with 36% of cases going undiagnosed due to social stigma. AI technology has been rapidly advancing across all fields, especially the mental health field. This technology has the potential to decrease the stigma around mental health by reducing the need for...
Captivating Desolation: A Review of Beth by Ava Bounds
By: Jailene Kontz The short film Beth by Ava Bounds starts off with a woman running away from a Victorian insane asylum. She is making her way home with the help of a nice little boy. However, once she reaches home, she is captured and returned to the institution. It is revealed that the little boy was only an illusion, and perhaps she did not almost make it home after all. The film is visually captivating and pulls the audience in...
War Child: A Haunting Journey of Innocence and War
By Adelina Hill War Child, directed by Özge Tığlı Taşlı and Özgür Can Alka, is a captivating film that delivers a powerful message about the impact of war on innocent children. The film effectively educates its audience that no child should ever become a victim of war simply because they happen to live in a war-torn region. It passionately advocates for the safety and protection of all children, regardless of their...
The Baby Project: A Thought-Provoking Journey into Parenthood
By: Jailene Kontz The Baby Project from Director Alan J. Chriest tackles the fundamental question of whether people should have children, rather than the more common query of whether they want children. Through a skillful blend of visuals and audio, the film immerses the audience in the overwhelming reality of parenthood – a deliberate choice to mirror the chaotic nature of a parent’s everyday life. As the story progresses, it...
Can Basalt Rocks Help Solve Climate Change?
By: Jailene Kontz Solutions for climate change and the accumulating CO2 in the atmosphere are needed as soon as possible due to climate change rapidly impacting the Earth. The video, Could Basalt Rocks Help Solve Climate Change? by Charlie Parker, Tiffani Stitz, and Dana Santillana, highlights the use of basalt rocks as a climate change solution through processes like enhanced weathering and mineral carbonation. Basalt rocks can help...
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