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The Island

Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

Film & Animation – 5 min

Using a found-footage style, this short film immerses viewers in her once-thriving village, now barren from drought. Emotionally powerful and…

Premiering on April 1st, 2025

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Delay

Curated by Planet Classroom

Film & Animation – 9 min

A simple date spirals into eerie chaos as reality glitches, forcing the protagonist to question fate and free will. With symbolic foreshadowing…

Premiering on April 1st, 2025

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The Coral Crisis

Curated by Planet Classroom

Science & Technology – 3 min

Collaborating with Google DeepMind, Ben has developed Surf Perch, an AI system that analyzes reef health through sound. The Coral Crisis is a cutting-edge…

Premiering on April 1st, 2025

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Peabody Dance – Valse Brilliante

Curated by Planet Classroom

Dance & Music – 1 min

Choreographed by Lori Belilove, Peabody Dance – Valse Brillante is a dazzling tribute to Isadora Duncan’s revolutionary artistry. Featuring students from the Peabody Conservatory…

Premiering on April 1st, 2025

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Virtual Sculptures

Curated by Planet Classroom

Film & Animation – 25 min

This visually stunning film brings each piece to life, blurring the lines between physical and virtual art. With ASMR-inspired sound design and mesmerizing movement, Virtual Sculptures redefines the art-film experience.

Premiering on April 1st, 2025

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Who Owns Intelligence

Curated by Planet Classroom

Film & Animation – 3 min

‘Who Owns Intelligence?’ explores humanity’s shifting understanding of intelligence, inspired by Howard Gardner’s groundbreaking theory of multiple intelligences and his latest essay, ‘Who Owns Intelligence? Reflections After a Quarter Century’.

Premiering on April 1st, 2025

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Reunited After 27 Years: How AI Brought Fu Gui Home

Curated by Planet Classroom

Science & Technology – 3 min

This is the heartwarming true story of Fu Gui, abducted at six years old in China and separated from his family for 27 painful years. It highlights the agony of child abduction and the enduring hope of families who never stop searching. Thanks to Baidu’s groundbreaking AI technology…

Premiering on May 1st, 2025

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Mozart’s Serenade No. 12

Curated by Bard College Conservatory of Music

Dance & Music – 7 min

When composing his serenade between 1781 and 1782, Mozart wanted to tackle the genre in his own way. There is no definitive reason why he might have composed this one the way he did, one possibility was to impress Emperor Joseph II.

Premiering on May 1st, 2025

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Jesus Thief

Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

Film & Animation – 16 min

A young boy at a strict Catholic school must reexamine his perceptions of right and wrong when he is blackmailed into stealing the Baby Jesus from the class nativity scene.

Premiering on May 1st, 2025

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