Permanent Culture
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 9 min
Permanent Culture, directed by Levi Stroud, is a film that follows a man named Joseph, who transitioned from working in exploitative sugarcane fields to finding purpose and fulfillment at Palos Farm.
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Saqib Shaikh: Enhancing Accessibility Through AI
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 2 min
Saqib Shaikh, a blind Microsoft software engineer, tackles accessibility for the visually impaired. Losing his sight at seven, Saqib learned programming with talking computers, sparking his passion for technology.
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Maybe Happy Ending – A Heartfelt Story of Love, Robots, and Human Connection
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Maybe Happy Ending is a heartwarming musical about love, connection, and what it means to truly belong. Set in a futuristic city, the story follows two obsolete helper robots, Oliver and Claire…
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Francis Poulenc Sonata for Flute and Piano, II Cantilena Assez Lent
Curated by Bard College Conservatory of Music
Dance & Music – 4 min
Another piece by Francis Poulenc, unlike Sextet II this sonata for flute and piano is rather soft. The flute is a definite standout as it constantly changes between movements.
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Fabric of Change
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 11 min
Fabric of Change is a powerful short film directed by Jennine Terra Rybicki & Karli Clark that follows Saroj Nimbawat and Jashoda Prajapat, two women from Rajasthan, India, who have…
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
The Sound of Peace: Musicians Without Borders
Curated by Planet Classroom
People – 2 min
In a world divided by conflict, Musicians Without Borders harnesses the universal language of music to bring hope and healing.
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
‘Mrs. President’ Performed by the Anchorage Opera
Curated by Planet Classroom
Dance & Music – 9 min
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Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Study Fetch: AI That’s Revolutionizing Remote Learning
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 11 min
Can AI fix remote learning for good? In this episode of AI for a Better World, host C.M. (Cathy) Rubin interviews Esan Durrani, CEO of Study Fetch—the AI-native platform transforming education.
Premiering on June 1st, 2025
Gone
Curated by Planet Classroom
Dance & Music – 9 min
“Gone” is a recent dance created for video by Mimi Garrard. The work was inspired by the music of Jonathan Melville Pratt. His best friend recently died in an automobile accident.
Premiering on June 1st, 2025
Freshwater World: A Ripple of Change
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
In Freshwater World: A Ripple of Change, discover how Water.org, co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, transforms lives through sustainable solutions like building wells and microfinancing water tanks.
Premiering on June 1st, 2025
The Giving Tree
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 9 min
The Giving Tree is a short film directed by Dominique Salalila. The film is set in Uaxactún, which is a small town in the Guatemalan jungle, where the practice of gum harvesting…
Premiering on December 1st, 2025
AI for a Better World – Pearse Keane: AI Eye Scans to Save Sight
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 11 min
In this episode of AI for a Better World, host C. M. (Cathy) Rubin speaks with Professor Pearse Keane, Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence at University College London and consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Premiering on November 1st, 2025
Net Zero Speaks with Ben Williams
Curated by Planet Classroom
Activism – 9 min
In this episode, marine biologist Ben Williams (University College London & the Zoological Society of London) reveals how AI + bioacoustics can “listen to the reef” to detect hidden signs of recovery. Drawing on 900,000+ underwater sound detections from reef…
Premiering on November 1st, 2025
El Libro Volador
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 8 min
El Libro Volador directed by Teun Brock, is a deeply engaging short film that follows a group of children in a rural village and school as they learn to read and discover the magic of literature. The books and education is funded by the Bibliobus project in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Premiering on November 1st, 2025
Safe, Cheap, Green: Flint’s Battery Revolution
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Discover how Flint, a Singapore-based deep tech company, is revolutionizing energy storage with biodegradable paper batteries. This short film reveals how Flint’s award-winning technology offers a safer, cheaper, and eco-friendly alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries…
Premiering on November 1st, 2025