The Global Search for Education: Naming and Identity: A Conversation with Aaron Strand
This month, audiences can screen The Name on the Planet Classroom Network.
Naming a Legacy: Balancing Culture and Parenthood
By Alex Silverman The Name, directed by Aaron Strand, tells the story of an expecting couple struggling to choose their child’s name. The father prefers a traditional English name inspired by Shakespeare, while the mother, of Hindi descent, wishes to honor her heritage. Their emotional journey offers insight into the challenges new parents face when merging cultural identities. This insightful short film captures the beauty and...
The Global Search for Education: Exploring Young Love in Attraction with Filmmaker Huanshuo Wang
This month, audiences can screen Attraction on the Planet Classroom Network.
A Review of Huanshuo Wang’s Film Attraction
By Alex Silverman Attraction is written, directed, edited, produced, and cinematographed by Huanshuo Wang. It was made as a final project for the 2022 NYU Tisch Summer High School Filmmakers Workshop. Taking place in China, we find a young high school boy who discovers a deaf girl who has feelings for him. What follows are several attempts to impress the girl, but every plan he has seems to fail. It isn’t until he’s finally about to...
The Global Search for Education: Love Letters for New Bedford: An Interview with Ethan de Aguiar
This month, audiences can screen Love Letters for New Bedford on the Planet Classroom Network.
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