The Global Search for Education: Sky O’Connell Offers Insights on Nico and Nickel
Dec07

The Global Search for Education: Sky O’Connell Offers Insights on Nico and Nickel

This month, audiences can screen Nico and Nickel on the Planet Classroom Network.

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Friendship in Unlikely Places: A Review of Nico and Nickel
Dec01

Friendship in Unlikely Places: A Review of Nico and Nickel

By Serena Wooten Directed by Sky O’Connell, Nico and Nickel is a short animated film that illustrates the notion that things are rarely as they seem. The visual style and direction are innovative, blending seamlessly to create empathy for the characters with minimal dialogue. From the first shot, the audience senses Nico’s loneliness purely from visual cues. The film opens on a sunny baseball field, where other children are...

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The Global Search for Education: Filmmaker Eshaan Mani Discusses The Seeker
Oct04

The Global Search for Education: Filmmaker Eshaan Mani Discusses The Seeker

This month, audiences can screen The Seeker on the Planet Classroom Network.

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Breaking Barriers: The Inspirational Journey of The Seeker
Oct01

Breaking Barriers: The Inspirational Journey of The Seeker

By Alex Silverman Eshaan Mani presents The Seeker, a poignant exploration of one Indian woman’s journey to learn English after years of suppression. Eshaan Mani served as screenwriter, director, editor, producer, and cinematographer. In Bhagalpur, a small town in Bihar, India, we meet Preeti, a young woman who has struggled to learn English after 36 years. Various challenges, from an inferiority complex to cultural differences, have...

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