Ruth & Nick: A Confectionery Tale
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Entertainment – 6 min
This stop-motion animated short tells the bittersweet story of Nick, a piece of candy who falls in love with a girl…
Premiering on March 1st, 2022
Net Zero
Curated by Protect Our Planet and Planet Classroom
Activism – 1 min
Net Zero is a video and podcast series in which youth leaders from the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement
Premiering on March 1st, 2022
The Boxing Project
Curated by Planet Classroom Network
Activism – 10 min
Rashid had difficult times as a child in Leicester, UK. Looking for role models, what he found was real gangsters.
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
A Not So Grand Day Out
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Film & Animation – 2 min
A lovely walk in the woods goes awry when a little girl decides to pick the flowers.
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
A Tale of Two Icebergs: Episode 2
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Film & Animation – 8 min
Mother and daughter icebergs, Glacia and Crystal, have been forced to break away from their glacier community in the Arctic…
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
Lost World
Curated by Global Oneness Project
Activism – 16 min
As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia’s mangrove forests, an ecosystem…
Premiering on February 1st, 2022
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
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