Daryl Bright’s Black Girl Poem Is a Powerful film on the Struggles of African American Women
By Grace Madover In this compelling film from Director Daryl Bright, three black women recite a poem about the sexual harassment their community faces. The women are standing above a city landscape, representing their defiance to sexual objectification. I really liked how the women were portrayed because it showed that they continue to resist harassment. While the three women recite the poem, another black woman is shown dancing...
Line Hadsbjerg’s Out of Plastic Presents the Daunting Issue of Plastic in Our Oceans
In this 19 minute film, multiple environmentalists speak on the dangers of the increasing amount of plastic in our oceans. The film is devastating and eye-opening to the effect humans continue to have on sealife. Directed by Line Hadsbjerg, Out of Plastic is set in the Balearic Islands where there is a massive amount of plastic in the Mediterranean Sea. Plastic is contaminating the Mediterranean Sea, which leads to fish consuming...
How 9 Year Old Felix Finkbeiner Began His Journey to Plant a Trillion Trees
By Jovan Brooks In January 2007, Felix Finkbeiner from Germany was 9 years old and in fourth grade. He gave a class presentation on global warming and suggested to his classmates that children should plant one million trees in each country of the world. At the age of ten, Felix Finkbeiner founded Plant for the Planet. Inspired by Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai’s movement to plant 30 million trees in Africa, Felix sought to do...
Carter Rostron’s Ruth & Nick: A Confectionary Tale Is a Unique Story with a Candyland Setting
By Jovan Brooks We are in candyland as we follow Nick, a less popular candy who loves to dance and who seeks the adoration of Ruth – a popular chocolate bar. Written and directed by 15 year old Carter Rostron, this stop motion animated short tells the story of Nick and his pursuit of Ruth, culminating in her recipricotating his affection at the Candy Gala when she finally offers him her hand to dance. Ruth and Nick;...
Home with the Nine Little Bears Is a Comforting and Simple Story in Not So Comforting and Simple Times
By Alex Silverman In this cute animated short from Woody Yocum, we find a family of bears teaching their newborn cubs about the world around them. They learn about everything from the change in seasons, hibernation, and what it means to be a bear. All set to very bright and beautiful 2.5D animation. The short itself does not focus on any major social or global issues and instead focuses on creating a story with a sense of comfort....
How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic Is a Step by Step Guide for the Future
By Alex Silverman This film comes to us from Planet Classroom’s original Problem Solver Series. In this short, student Ju Lin gives us a step by step guide on how the world might better prepare for another pandemic. Ju Lin shares multiple ideas from stockpiling medical equipment to developing pandemic task forces. These are all great ideas that need to be implemented not just for future pandemics, but also in the here and now while we...
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