The Full Stop, do diretor Saambhavi Subramani, analisa os desafios da gestão da higiene menstrual para mulheres em todo o mundo
By Ethan Thomas Over 50% of the world’s population menstruates. Yet the topic of menstruation and eco-friendly feminine hygiene products is often left unaddressed, leaving many issues that are prevalent and important to women around the world without a platform. The subject is faced head on in The Full Stop, a short film that explores the issues of health, educação, Acesso, pobreza, and environmental impact of menstruation. Paired...
Students Make Community Realize The Harm From Their School Lunch Program
By Berenice Manzano When I think about my days in the U.S Public school system, one of the most unpleasant experiences I had was the quality of the food given to us. Em os EUA, food quality is not a major priority despite the fact that many processed foods are served to young children as their bodies are developing. Why isn’t this enough to raise concerns in our nation? It is through Lynne Cherry’s film, Longing for a Local...
Student Learns The Power of Empathy Through a Happiness Class
By Berenice Manzano Teaching kids gratitude and thankfulness to their parents in a materialistic culture needs more attention. No filme, Bada Aadmi (Grande homem), directed by Christopher Scott Carpenter, we follow a young girl named Anshu through her day at school, especificamente, attending a happiness program taking place in her classroom. Anshu is learning all about the importance of empathy and sharing kindness with everyone around...
School-Shooting Survivors Talk About the Aftermath One Year After the Fatal Shooting
By Ishana Sen Das Directed by Lucca Vieira, Parkland: Stories from the Survivors, is a short documentary centering around a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day 2018. One year after the fatal shooting at their high school, the film shares the perspectives of five Stoneman Douglas High School students who witnessed or were affected by the shooting. They talk about the experience itself, as well as...
Neel Menon’s Girls Should Stay At Home Talks About the Important and Critical Subject of Gender Equality.
By Ishana Sen Das Girls Should Stay at Home, directed by Neel Menon, documents the stories of three young women living in Mumbai; each of these women have pushed at traditional gender norms in their own way. We hear from Geeta, who plays international wheelchair basketball, Rajani, Mumbai’s first female detective, and Anita, who is a public officer. We learn about their experiences in each of their respective fields as well as the...
A visualização da mudança concentra-se no uso de arte para capturar conversas
By Ethan Thomas How do you simplify a discussion in an impactful way so that it records the important ideas of a large group of people involved in a learning think tank? Discussion and change start with listening. Chris Malapitan, a visual facilitator, alto falante, and artist takes this idea further. Directed and produced by Christopher Scott Carpenter, the short documentary, Visualizando Mudança, gives audiences a deep dive...
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