Lee White’s Derek and His Brick – Fusing Reality into Imaginative Reality
Lee White’s Derek and His Brick is a very imaginative short film in which elements of live action, animation, and poetry are used to immerse the audience in a world with very witty storytelling. The flow of poetry and music in the short film gives the video a very unique feel, while also giving off […]
Lee White’s Derek and His Brick is a very imaginative short film in which elements of live action, animation, and poetry are used to immerse the audience in a world with very witty storytelling. The flow of poetry and music in the short film gives the video a very unique feel, while also giving off a nostalgic feel, as the characters and art style can be linked to familiar things of the past. This four minute short was created...
The Global Search for Education: Director Dorothy Allen-Pickard Uses Dance, Design and Dialogue to Tackle Disability
This month audiences can screen Material Bodies on the Planet Classroom Network.
This month audiences can screen Material Bodies on the Planet Classroom Network. This film is curated by Planet Classroom. Material Bodies, from director Dorothy Allen-Pickard, is a sensual and imaginative look at the relationship between amputees and their limbs. The story explores how a prosthetic leg can be more like a piece of jewelry, a dance companion, or a part of you. The film interweaves dance and dialogue to...
The Global Search for Education: Directors Ethan and Luke Montgomery Tell Us What It’s Like to Be Identical Twins
This month audiences can stream Amelia (the Twin) on the Planet Classroom Network.
This month audiences can stream Amelia (the Twin) on the Planet Classroom Network. This film is curated for the Planet Classroom Network by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival. Amelia (the Twin) is a short film about a 5th-grader named Amelia (played by Emery Gordon) who receives an assignment to write about one thing that makes her unique. So begins Amelia’s journey of self-identity to make herself different from her...
The Global Search for Education: Director Ejun Hong Talks about an Eye Disorder that Changed Her Life
This month audiences can stream Unidentifiable Eye Disorder on the Planet Classroom Network.
This month audiences can stream Unidentifiable Eye Disorder on the Planet Classroom Network. This film is curated by Planet Classroom. Unidentifiable Eye Disorder is a short film about director Ejun Hong’s journey to animation. Hong describes her experience being diagnosed with an “unidentifiable eye disorder” that eventually forced her to end her academic path and pursue a new medium: art. This film highlights the value of...