Climate Crisis: Somalia’s Path to Resilience
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Somalia is seeing new hope after decades of crisis worsened by climate change. Persistent droughts, floods, and resource scarcity have fueled conflict and displaced millions, with terrorist groups exploiting this instability
Premiering on June 1st, 2025
Our Theatre, Our Home
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Education – 9 min
Directed by Faysal Farah, Our Theatre, Our Home tells the inspiring story of Tarik Bakkali, who returns to Darna Theatre in Morocco to mentor homeless youth through performance.
Premiering on June 1st, 2025
Blue and Green Music – Nightingale Quartet (Denmark)
Curated by Planet Classroom
Dance & Music – 17 min
Denmark’s acclaimed Nightingale String Quartet performs Victoria Bond’s Blue and Green Music, a work inspired by color and emotion.
Premiering on June 1st, 2025
AI for a Better World – AI & Aging: Dor Skuler on ElliQ’s Impact
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 13 min
Can AI redefine aging? In AI & Aging: Dor Skuler on ElliQ’s Impact C.M. (Cathy) Rubin interviews Dor Skuler, CEO of Intuition Robotics, about ElliQ, the proactive AI companion tackling loneliness and promoting wellness for older adults.
Premiering on May 1st, 2025
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
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
Lori Belilove’s ‘The Revolutionary’ at NYFW
Curated by Planet Classroom
Dance & Music – 4 min
The Revolutionary was created in 1924 by American dance pioneer Isadora Duncan and handed down through a legacy of Duncan dancers directly to Lori Belilove, Artistic Director…
Premiering on May 1st, 2025
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
ArtLifting – Empowering Homeless and Disabled Artists
Curated by Planet Classroom
Activism – 3 min
Fourteen percent of Americans experience homelessness, with over 40% having disabilities. ArtLifting, founded by Liz Powers in 2013, empowers homeless and disabled artists by showcasing their talents.
Premiering on May 1st, 2025
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
How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Curated by Planet Classroom
Short Film – 2 min
In How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic, created by Ju Lin as part of Planet Classroom’s Problem Solvers Series,…
Premiering on March 1st, 2022
Black Girl Poem
Curated by Planet Classroom
People – 2 min
In ‘Black Girl Poem,’ black women take a surrealist approach in confronting the power dynamic of sexual harassment and catcalling…
Premiering on March 1st, 2022
Headspace
Film & Animation – 3 min
Curated by NFFTY
An exploration on the distorted thoughts that run through a girl’s mind
Premiering on March 1st, 2022
It’s Not Fair!
Curated by Xtalks
Education – 5 min
With a truly impassioned and engaging Xtalk, Natasha from Mzuzu International Academy considers…
Premiering on March 1st, 2022
Home With the Nine Little Bears
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Film & Animation – 15 min
The purpose of a good bedtime story is to help children make peace with whatever day they have had…
Premiering on March 1st, 2022