Oppressif ou Éducatif? Les filles noires défient les motifs des codes vestimentaires scolaires
By Ali Grutchfield Dress codes are a paramount component of many environments, helping to establish professionalism and organization. Cependant, in schools, dress codes can be manipulated to disproportionately target female black students. Clothed Minds is a documentary focused on dress code policies for black girls in the Washington DC public and charter school systems. It seeks to explore how enforcing dress codes leads to detrimental...
Human Race ISM explore les implications du racisme avec une torsion: Extraterrestres
Par Julian Cao Le racisme systémique envahit et afflige la société, et il s'adresse généralement aux personnes d'une couleur différente de la nôtre. Le racisme découle de la croyance sans fondement que sa propre race est supérieure. Mais, et si cette race était une race extraterrestre? Réalisé par Elina Villemure, Human Race ISM is a three-minute short film that uniquely addresses racism through the concept of the human race versus an alien race. Thomas is a human...
La chanson Black Lives Matter pour les enfants encourage l'égalité et l'inclusion
By Ali Grutchfield In the current political sphere, there is constant strife and conflict related to diversity inclusion. No one stops to think about when and how people form their different belief systems. In their upbeat music video Black Lives Matter Song for Kids, Directors Omar Vigueras and Javier Rendon Borja with Hopster Studios take matters into their own hands by encouraging kids to treat all people equally and never...
Danse! Permet aux enfants de surmonter la peur et de poursuivre leurs rêves
By Ali Grutchfield Society has focused on encouraging kids to follow their hearts and minds in whatever direction this might take them. Cependant, in the face of change or challenge, how does a young person tackle fear and lack of self-confidence? Andrea (Andy) Mangano’s Dance! tells the beautiful story of a young girl who’s inspired to become a dancer after seeing a performance. Mangano’s animated story employs simple...
Delivering Sunshine de London Mitchell nous rappelle qu'un simple acte de gentillesse peut tout changer
Par Will Hite Delivering Sunshine est un court métrage écrit, dirigé, et produit par London Mitchell et a été présenté au KIDS FIRST! Film Festival. It is the story of a young boy collecting old shoes in a wagon. Le garçon tombe sur un sans-abri et lui donne une paire de chaussures. Le titre du film correspond au thème du film (répandre la bonté envers les autres) as well as the narrator’s explanation of the word “climate”...
Cacher! Montre que les enfants peuvent déjouer les monstres
By Julian Cao Directed by Matt Streeter, who plays the monster, and starring Olivia and Ava Streeter as the two little girls, Cacher! is undoubtedly a fun, memorable family project. The premise of Hide! is simple: Two little girls are haunted by a menacing monster around the house, and they do their best to hide from it. They squeeze into dark, cramped nooks, such as the attic and the bottom of the stairs, to evade the monster. Cacher!...
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