Mike Connaris’ I Am Odd Helps Raise Awareness for Autistic Children
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. Rory Russell, a 20 year old student animator, was commissioned to create an animated 2D music video to complement the...
A Story of Environmental Sustainability from Ethiopia’s Gamo Highlands
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 years, and have done so in a sustainable manner, living with their surroundings rather than in spite of them. From Director Stephen Marshall, A Thousand Suns (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. However, 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...
How Do We Create a Culture in Schools that Values Students of Different Backgrounds and Abilities?
By Rishi Mulloth In today’s education system, even at the elementary level, students are segregated by learning ability and social prowess. This causes some children to excel while others are left behind, struggling to keep up. In the short educational video by youth producer Justine DeJesus, How Can We Become More Inclusive, these educational pitfalls are explored, and suggest that our system is hurting more students than it is...
A Blueprint to End Gun Violence Would Improve Everyone’s Lives
By Alex Silverman This film comes to us once again from Planet Classroom’s Problem Solvers series. In this short, producer Sydney Kim tackles a subject that is constantly at the forefront of society – gun violence. Gun violence seems to be a never-ending issue with constant back and forth on what to do about it. Meanwhile, the stats in gun-related incidents, either intentional or accidental, continue to rise with increasing...
Ensemble Featuring Music by Theodor Blumer is Performed Virtually by Five Bard Conservatory Artists
By Grace Madover In this 3-minute performance, five Bard Conservatory musicians perform individually and the videos are combined to form a seamless ensemble. Without watching the video, it sounds as if the performers are all together on the same stage while playing their instruments. The artists in the quintet are Jillian Reed (flute), Kira Shiner (oboe), Collin Lewis (clarinet), Eleni Georgiadis (french horn), and Anna Pem (bassoon)....
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