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
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
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
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
The Friend
Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
Film & Animation – 14 min
12-year-old introvert Charlie finds herself mercilessly teased by her dorm mates at boarding school.
Premiering on March 1st, 2026
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
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
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
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
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