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How AI Tech and Policy Can Stop the Wildfire Crisis

Curated by Planet Classroom

Science & Technology – 3 min

Wildfires are growing deadlier, lasting longer, and destroying more land than ever before. Traditional detection methods are too slow—but AI is changing the game. Pano AI’s 24/7 surveillance spots fires within minutes, Bellwether AI delivers instant fire maps, and OroraTech predicts outbreaks before they start.

Premiering on May 1st, 2025

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Eternal Illusion

Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

Film & Animation – 2 min

This short film offers a 3D zoetrope that was created by director Daniel Gomez Sancho after the death of a loved one with the intent to address fear as part of the mourning process, based on his personal experience.

Premiering on May 1st, 2025

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Aikane

Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

Film & Animation – 14 min

A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. Everything changes when the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man.

Premiering on May 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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Net Zero Speaks With Andrew Blakers

Curated by Protect Our Planet & Planet Classroom

Activism – 10 min

Can the world run on 100% renewable energy without blackouts or rising costs? Professor Andrew Blakers joins host Ivan Ransom to explain how low-cost solar power and pumped hydro storage can deliver reliable electricity around the clock.

Premiering on August 1st, 2026

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The Happiness Shop

Curated by Actuality Abroad

People – 10 min

The Happiness Shop is a short documentary directed by Brianna Avnell that takes viewers into a small retail shop in Vietnam where creativity and opportunity meet.

Premiering on August 1st, 2026

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Can Los Angeles Pull Off the 2028 Olympics?

Curated by Planet Classroom

Entertainment – 4 min

Los Angeles is about to host the 2028 Olympics—but there’s one big problem: the city might not be ready. After pulling off one of the only profitable Games in history in 1984, LA is trying it again with a risky “no-build” plan.

Premiering on August 1st, 2026

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Your Necklace

Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

Film & Animation – 5 min

“Your Necklace” is a personal narrative film that explores the social isolation director Kayla Ling struggled with as a young girl, and how she received kindness from older students to find her voice and lead with inclusivity and compassion.

Premiering on August 1st, 2026

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Late Night Lifeline AI Help for East Asia Youth

Curated by Planet Classroom

Science & Technology – 2 min

At 2:13 a.m., the city glows and a teen can’t sleep. Late-Night Lifeline follows East Asia’s youth as they turn to always-on chatbots—ChatGPT and China’s ERNIE Bot—for breathing tips, journaling prompts, mood check-ins, and links to real help.

Premiering on August 1st, 2026

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