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While Every Sense Is Nourished, the Soul Rests: A Contemporary Dance Film Review
By Rhea Mursalin While Every Sense Is Nourished, the Soul Rests, directed by Grant Lee Bomar, is a visually immersive contemporary dance film that blends choreography, cinematography, and original music into a reflective artistic experience. Produced by Darla Johnson, with editing by Dean Lee Bomar and cinematography by Trevor Barton, Ramsay Foulke, Nikki Johnston, Tim […]
By Rhea Mursalin While Every Sense Is Nourished, the Soul Rests, directed by Grant Lee...Airbnb & AI: Empowering Inclusive Tourism Worldwide — Film Review
By Alex Silverman Airbnb & AI: Empowering Inclusive Tourism Worldwide, created by Farren Howard for Planet Classroom’s Problem Solver series, explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the global tourism economy. In an industry valued in the trillions, the film asks who truly benefits—and how smaller communities can participate more equitably. Howard highlights Airbnb’s AI-powered tools […]
By Alex Silverman Airbnb & AI: Empowering Inclusive Tourism Worldwide, created by...The Global Search for Education: Kapaemahu — A Short Film on Indigenous Wisdom, Healing, and Gender Diversity
This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube channel, audiences can watch Kapaemahu, a powerful animated short curated by Planet Classroom. Directed by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson, Kapaemahu brings to life a sacred Hawaiian legend nearly erased by colonization. The film tells the story of four māhū — beings of dual male […]
This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube channel, audiences can watch...The Global Search for Education: The Friend — A Short Film on Bullying, Imagination, and Self-Love
This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube channel, audiences can watch The Friend, a short film curated for Planet Classroom by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival.
This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube channel, audiences can watch The...The Global Search for Education: Net Zero Speaks — Turning Climate Science Into Community Survival
This month, global audiences can watch Net Zero Speaks with Professor Michael A. Taylor on the Planet Classroom Network.
This month, global audiences can watch Net Zero Speaks with Professor Michael A. Taylor...Inside Sandbox VR: How Full-Body Motion Capture Makes Virtual Reality Feel Real
By Bridget Alvarez This short film, produced by Nadia Quito, explores Sandbox VR, an immersive virtual reality entertainment platform founded by CEO Steven Zhao. The company’s mission is to create shared VR gaming experiences that feel physical, social, and deeply interactive. Using full-body motion-capture technology similar to what Hollywood uses for CGI effects, Sandbox VR […]
By Bridget Alvarez This short film, produced by Nadia Quito, explores Sandbox VR, an...Rhythm in the Neighborhoods: How Music Transforms Youth in Bogotá
By Gabriela Zavala Ritmo En Los Barrios (Rhythm in the Neighborhoods) is a heartfelt short film directed by Sarah Baker that highlights the transformative power of music and arts education. Set on the vibrant streets of Bogotá, Colombia, the film compassionately portrays the challenges many young people face, including limited access to education and ongoing […]
By Gabriela Zavala Ritmo En Los Barrios (Rhythm in the Neighborhoods) is a heartfelt...Inside Opera Training: Bard’s Graduate Vocal Arts Bring German Arias to Life
By Rhea Mursalin Thank You, Do You Have Anything in German? offers an engaging look into the process of operatic training by the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Rather than presenting opera as a finished product, the film emphasizes exploration and artistic vulnerability, allowing audiences to witness singers individually […]
By Rhea Mursalin Thank You, Do You Have Anything in German? offers an engaging look into...How Girls Inc. Turns Mentorship Into Confident Future Leaders
By Gabriela Zavola Empowering Girls: How Girls Inc. Builds Future Leaders, produced by Abhitha Samudrala, illustrates the powerful impact of investing in girls—and how lasting change begins with mentorship. Across the U.S. and Canada, countless women have faced poverty, discrimination, and limited opportunity. Girls Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1864, works to change that […]
By Gabriela Zavola Empowering Girls: How Girls Inc. Builds Future Leaders, produced by...Kapaemahu Explained: The Hawaiian Healer Stones and the Māhū Legend Nearly Erased
By Bridget Alvarez Kapaemahu is a short animated film written, directed, and produced by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson. The film tells the story of four voyagers who sailed from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi centuries ago. These travelers were māhū—beings who embody both male and female spirit, as well as mind and heart. Gifted […]
By Bridget Alvarez Kapaemahu is a short animated film written, directed, and produced by...