Smallie
Curated by LXL Ideas
Film & Animation – 1 min
Smallie at the very surface level is a simple story of an oddball finding his way and fighting difficulties to…
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
Le Charme, Ernest Chausson
Curated by Bard College Conservatory of Music
Music – 3 min
In this musical cover, opera singer Hailey McAvoy sings the…
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
The Rise of Machine Learning
Curated by Planet Classroom
Short Film – 2 min
In The Rise of Machine Learning, created by Nicole Avidon as part of Planet Classroom’s Problem Solvers Series, Avidon asks the question: How can we use Machine Learning to improve learning?
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
Beyond The Pipeline
Curated by Planet Classroom
Activism – 8 min
UN Special Rapporteur of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples meets the Standing Rock Sioux leadership and community in March 2017…
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
Shadow
Curated by NFFTY
Film & Animation – 3 min
A town of children faces incoming dark creatures. A story of experimental narrative. A visual experience of lyrical expressions.
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
Silent Crescendo
Curated by Global Oneness Project
People – 4 min
An intimate portrait of ex–Yugoslavian émigré artist Slobodan Dan Paich, Silent Crescendo follows his daily ritual of…
Premiering on January 1st, 2022
Coughing Up Flowers
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Dance & Music – 3 min
Coughing Up Flowers is based on the fictional Japanese manga and anime concept called ‘Hanahaki Disease’ where one’s lungs fill..
Premiering on January 1st, 2022
Without A Map
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Film & Animation – 18 min
Rebecca is a teenager who plans to jump into the void…
Premiering on January 1st, 2022
Tuning the Student Mind
Curated by Planet Classroom
Education – 26 min
The Tuning the Student Mind documentary follows the journey of three students enrolled in Molly Beauregard’s course…
Premiering on January 1st, 2022
Preheated
Curated by NFFTY
Film & Animation – 6 min
A boy’s plan to bake a birthday cake becomes disastrous when his scientist father’s latest experiment…
Premiering on January 1st, 2022
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