El director Joe Chang utiliza una técnica de animación única para ilustrar la belleza de las aves
By Rishi Mulloth What is it about the nature of birds in nature that evokes this sense of peace and serenity? Tal vez sea el flujo rítmico de sus llamadas, o el gracioso aleteo de sus alas, o tal vez sea la conexión cableada entre los humanos y el mundo natural. Cualquiera que sea el caso, De Joe Chang (comisariada para Planet Classroom por KidsFirst!) corto animado, “The Birds”, artistically displays this innate beauty within the...
La directora Gwendolyn Hamilton explora el impacto social de las bicicletas
By Rishi Mulloth “It’s often times a beautiful thing overcoming the difficulties along the way, and making your way up to the top.” This is the inspiring message from Baker Nicholaou while discussing his nonprofit enterprise Bicimaximo, a bike repair shop in Granada, Nicaragua which is the subject of the film, Segundos Ciclos, directed by Gwendolyn Hamilton (curated for Planet Classroom by SIMA Classroom). En esta película, audiences get an...
Activista juvenil de Malawi se pronuncia en contra de casarse con niñas en la adolescencia
By Ishana Sen Das I Don’t Need a Husband Yet (curated for Planet Classroom by XTalks.Org) documents a presentation given by 15-year-old Rachel, who speaks passionately about the injustice of marrying young girls in their teens. As Rachel’s audience mainly consists of teenagers in her Malawi school, she addresses them directly when she asks them at what age they imagine themselves getting married. She continues to explain that many...
¿Qué pasaría si el significado de la vida fuera enviado a la Tierra demasiado pronto??
By Ethan Thomas This is the question asked by Return to Sender, a short film centered around Moira, a clerk who works in the cosmic mailroom and mistakenly sends the meaning of life to Earth ahead of schedule. She must then choose between helping the person it was sent to or helping the universe restore order. Return to Sender offers a clever and fun story that will keep you guessing until the end. Directed by Malibu Taetz, Return to...
La alumna de Bard Yixin Wang del Instituto de Música China-Estados Unidos de Bard College presenta Eternal Sorrow of Lin'an en el Guzheng.
By Ishana Sen Das Eternal Sorrow of Lin’an brings the viewer into Yixin Wang’s home, where she performs the song, Eternal Sorrow, en el guzheng – a traditional Chinese musical instrument. Yixin Wang is an alumna from Bard College’s US-China Music Institute. The program supports musical exchange between the United States and China and promotes the study, performance and appreciation of Chinese contemporary music. The...
En Forzado, El director Pep Bonet captura las complejidades del trabajo y la explotación infantil en Bangladesh.
By WIll Hite Shoes, ladrillos, chocolate. Estos son solo algunos ejemplos de productos básicos utilizados por los consumidores en las civilizaciones occidentales. Si bien estos productos son comercializados por corporaciones estadounidenses y europeas la mayoría de las veces, son fabricados por las diminutas manos de los niños. El documental de observación, Forzado, dirigida por Pep Bonet, cubre este tema con un enfoque provocativo pero también de mente abierta. Sound designer José Bautista...
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