One at a Time Reminds Us How a Positive Action Can Lead to a Chain Reaction
By Alex Silverman On a sunny day at the beach, a man sits by the shore and begins to read his book. Suddenly, he sees a young boy walking along and picking up every piece of trash he can find. At first he seems to scoff at the idea of what the boy is trying to do until he is told by the boy that change starts with one person. The man reflects on this and ultimately joins the boy to walk along the shore, picking up trash as they go....
Perfectly Imperfect – Teens, Social Media and the Illusion of Perfection
By Alex Silverman Technology and social media are integral to our daily lives. Have you ever scrolled through your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or other social media feeds and seen people posting about their experiences, successes, or just plain attempts to show off? You may have experienced certain feelings after witnessing these things such as joy, sadness, or even anger. In the case of the short student film Perfectly...
Friendship, Passion, Loss, and Isolation Are the Themes of Quaranteened, a Virtual Musical about Teens Trying to Stay Connected in a World Asking Them to Isolate.
By Will Hite Theater Bug, a non profit organization based in Nashville, and MA2LA collaborated to produce the explosive, groundbreaking Quaranteened, a virtual musical about the lives of a high school choir group who strive to put on a virtual show while also figuring out how to help out a grieving classmate. The musical was written and produced by teenagers living in quarantine in Nashville during the pandemic. Very few pieces...
Oppressive or Educational? Black Girls Challenge the Motives of School Dress Codes
By Ali Grutchfield Dress codes are a paramount component of many environments, helping to establish professionalism and organization. However, in schools, dress codes can be manipulated to disproportionately target female black students. Clothed Minds is a documentary focused on dress code policies for black girls in the Washington DC public and charter school systems. It seeks to explore how enforcing dress codes leads to detrimental...
Human Race ISM Explores the Implications of Racism with a Twist: Aliens
By Julian Cao Systemic racism pervades and plagues society, and it is usually directed towards people who are of a different color than us. Racism derives from the groundless belief that one’s own race is superior. But, what if that race is an alien race? Directed by Elina Villemure, Human Race ISM is a three-minute short film that uniquely addresses racism through the concept of the human race versus an alien race. Thomas is a human...
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