The Global Search for Education: Director Lisa Rideout Focuses on Transgender Sex Workers
Jun04

The Global Search for Education: Director Lisa Rideout Focuses on Transgender Sex Workers

This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, audiences can screen Lisa Rideout’s acclaimed documentary One Leg In, One Leg Out. It is the true story of Transgender sex worker Iman Brown.  After a decade as a sex worker, Iman dreams of becoming a social worker to help her transgender community members. As she explores taking classes to be a social worker while still doing sex work, One Leg In, One Leg Out questions...

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Global Nomads Group’s Campfire Program Helps Youth From All Cultures Learn More About Each Other.
Jun03

Global Nomads Group’s Campfire Program Helps Youth From All Cultures Learn More About Each Other.

Melody is a four-minute short film that highlights the Global Nomads Group’s Campfire program. The Global Nomads Group (GNG) is an organization that focuses on connecting young people from all over the world through video-conferencing technology.  It’s work brings young people from all cultures together to communicate, share life experiences, and learn more about each other. In Melody, a student based in New York who has participated...

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In Apples and Oranges Rukshana Tabassum Tells a Simple But Essential Story
Jun03

In Apples and Oranges Rukshana Tabassum Tells a Simple But Essential Story

Do you prefer apples over oranges or oranges over apples?  Apple and Oranges is an award-winning film (National Film Awards for best Educational Film) written and directed by the incredible Ruskshana Tabassum that tells a simple but essential story. The film is curated for the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel by LXL Ideas. Apples and Oranges is produced by the School Cinema division of LXL Ideas.  The organization...

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Can Birds Help Those in Need?
Jun03

Can Birds Help Those in Need?

No Poverty and Zero Hunger are the first 2 sustainable development goals listed by the United Nations.  There continue to be growing concerns about the levels of poverty and hunger across the African continent. Transporting resources to those in need, especially those located in rural areas, has been challenging in this country. The short film, Saving Africa With Feathered Flight, curated by Ryan Wong Classroom for Planet...

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In  Siroun, Two Friends Are Pitted Against Each Other During the Armenian Genocide
Jun02

In Siroun, Two Friends Are Pitted Against Each Other During the Armenian Genocide

Why is it important for us to revisit history? What purpose does it serve for us to look back on our ancestors and examine the events that happened?  Oorlagh George is an Academy Award-winning female director. In her short virtual reality film, Siroun, now screening on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, audiences follow the story of two friends caught in the midst of the Armenian Genocide. The film takes on the perspective...

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