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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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Net Zero Speaks to Jong-Seong Kug

Curated by Protect Our Planet & Planet Classroom

Activism – 9 min

Why does El Niño keep catching the world off guard—and why are extreme weather events getting worse? In Net Zero Speaks, host Pranav Kumar Gahadwal sits down with leading climate scientist Professor Jong-Seong Kug (Seoul National University) to break down how El Niño is evolving in a warming world.

Premiering on July 1st, 2026

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In The Shallows

Curated by Planet Classroom

Film & Animation – 17 min

In the Shallows is a coming-of-age psychological drama that follows a high-school swim prodigy whose life fractures as unresolved guilt manifests itself into a mysterious figure from his past.

Premiering on July 1st, 2026

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The Legend of The Lost Notes

Curated by Planet Classroom

Film & Animation – 2 min

What if losing all your notes was the beginning of something legendary? In this original animated short, a young writer named Alex faces every creator’s nightmare — scattered files, messy drafts, and research chaos.

Premiering on July 1st, 2026

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Mr Moore’s Gift

Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

Film & Animation – 15 min

t’s almost Christmas in modern day NYC, and Maggie wants to hear her favorite poem, Twas a Night Before Christmas. But how did this poem come to be written? And who was Clement Clark Moore? Settling down to sleep, there’s magic in the air.

Premiering on June 1st, 2026

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Net Zero Speaks to Michael A. Taylor

Curated by Protect Our Planet & Planet Classroom

Activism – 11 min

Caribbean climate scientist Professor Michael A. Taylor explains the first major impacts of climate change—hotter nights, flash flooding, and coastal loss—and how communities can respond.

Premiering on March 1st, 2026

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Sandbox VR: Step Inside the Future

Curated by Planet Classroom

Science & Technology – 2 min

In a world teetering on the brink of an environmental collapse, Dr. Aris Thorne, a disgraced climatologist, discovers a hidden ancient artifact with the power to manipulate weather patterns.

Premiering on March 1st, 2026

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Giving Women A Choice

Curated by Actuality Abroad

Activism – 16 min

Giving Women a Choice is a short documentary directed by Andrea Keating that takes place in Antigua, Guatemala, where the organization Manos Abiertas offers Mayan women an alternative to the traditional paths often dictated by their circumstances.

Premiering on March 1st, 2026

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Kapaemahu

Curated by Planet Classroom

Filme & Animation – 9 min

Long ago, for extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four giant boulders.

Premiering on March 1st, 2026

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Custom Jeans, Zero Waste: The Unspun Revolution

Curated by Planet Classroom

Science & Technology – 2 min

Fast fashion is fueling landfills and climate change, but one California startup is rewriting the story. Meet unspun, a company using cutting-edge body scanning and 3D weaving to create custom-fit jeans with zero waste.

Premiering on March 1st, 2026

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