Pedal it Forward
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 10 min
Pedal It Forward is a short documentary directed by J. Cole Gerke, that teaches viewers about Freddy Candia, a passionate innovator in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Premiering on April 1st, 2026
Airbnb & AI: Empowering Inclusive Tourism Worldwide
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 1 min
Discover how Airbnb is revolutionizing tourism with AI-powered tools that empower local hosts, boost small-town economies, and create jobs.
Premiering on April 1st, 2026
While Every Sense Is Nourished, the Soul Rests
Curated by Planet Classroom
Dance & Music – 7 min
A dance film made as a collaboration with choreographer Darla Johnson and her students for the ACC fall semester Sophomore Performance…
Premiering on April 1st, 2026
Solving Global Hunger at Its Roots
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Solving Global Hunger at Its Roots explores the worldwide hunger crisis and the powerful response led by Action Against Hunger.
Premiering on April 1st, 2026
Family Ties
Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
Film & Animation – 11 min
After almost two years indoors due the pandemic, a father, Andrew, takes his tech-addicted son, Nicky, on an overnight hike to reconnect.
Premiering on December 1st, 2025
A23a: What are you trying to tell us?
Curated by Planet Classoom
Film & Animation – 16 min
A dance video inspired by the iceberg A23a choreographed by Darla Johnson of ACC.
Premiering on December 1st, 2025
Step Into the Movie: Inside VR
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Two highly successful entertainment leaders, Robert Stromberg & Guy Primus, founded The Virtual Reality Company, a company dedicated to using VR technology to tell captivating and engrossing stories based on Hollywood blockbusters.
Premiering on December 1st, 2025
This Is My Place
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 9 min
This Is My Place is a short film directed by Zach Mather, that follows Armando, a bear research technician with Fundación Cordillera Tropical (FCT) in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Premiering on December 1st, 2025
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
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
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