El director de Lynching in America se centra en reconocer y abordar nuestra historia
By Jovan Brooks Just over 100 hace años que, on October 21st, 1916, a prosperous African-American entrepreneur and farmer named Anthony Crawford was shot 200 times and lynched for three days upon refusing to sell cotton seed for an unfair price to a white buyer. Crawford was one of the richest black men in Abbeville, South Carolina, and was horrifically murdered for taking a stand. Directed by Juan Mejia Botero, Lynching in America...
La madre de Hong Ejun agita el alma
By Julian Cao Directed by Hong Ejun, Mother is a riveting animated short film that abounds with vibrant colors and is underpinned by a sweet, melancholy melody interspersed with chimes. The vast majority of the film predicates on an ever-ticking clock, on which an elderly man on a wheelchair revisits certain memories of his life: When he was a young boy, his mother’s death left him bereft: He grew up and reached pivotal milestones in...
Tesoro enterrado y sin pala se enfoca en la necesidad de manejar el petróleo de manera responsable en Malawi.
By Julian Cao Buried Treasure and No Spade is a two-minute documentary film centering on 17-year-old student Blessings. In this video presentation, Blessings speaks to his peers about the issue of oil management in their country, Malawi. Blessings concludes his speech on the profound note that they, the youth, should be allowed to decide on what to do with the oil, as they are the country’s future. Given the serious subject of...
Estudiantes de secundaria realizan una auditoría energética para combatir las emisiones de carbono
By Jovan Brooks “At a certain point, we couldn’t stop thinking: is there anything we can do?" – Nicole Martinez Upon learning during their sixth grade year that Miami will have the greatest economic loss due to climate change out of all coastal cities globally, Maddi, Larissa, Nicole, and Melissa all made an effort to be the change they wish to see in the world. Directed by Lynne Cherry (Voces jóvenes para el planeta),...
Una receta para prosperar se centra en convertir una pasión en una carrera
Por Alex Silverman Rakesh es un hombre joven, con un gran sueño, y está adquiriendo las habilidades para hacerlo todo. A través del poder de cocinar, Rakesh está usando lo que aprendió de una organización especial y comparte sus habilidades empresariales con otros.. Una receta para prosperar fue escrita y dirigida por Christopher Scott Carpenter. Es la historia de un joven llamado Rakesh que lleva sus habilidades culinarias al siguiente nivel., gracias a un ...
Tres voces jóvenes para el planeta encuentran la manera de marcar la diferencia
By Berenice Manzano Climate Change is a topic many sadly shrug over believing it is an issue that won’t affect us until far into the future. Sin embargo, con los muchos cambios globales que aparecen en nuestro clima y la creciente destrucción de los recursos naturales, the youth of today are concerned for the future that they may never get to live out. Directed by Lynne Cherry, Save Tomorrow follows 3 chicas jóvenes de Lexington MA, Vamos a McBride,...
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