Keys
Curated by NFFTY
Film & Animation – 4 min
A college student sits down to write his final essay an hour before it’s due, when he suddenly discovers…
Premiering on July 1st, 2021
The Gospel of Combat
Curated by NFFTY
People – 12 min
Threatened by the aftermath of Kenya’s 2017 elections, a fledgling Aikido sensei ponders whether…
Premiering on July 1st, 2021
Moon River
Curated by Bard College Conservatory of Music
Dance & Music – 2 min
At the age of 6, Esther Roestan picked up the violin, and her life changed…
Premiering on July 1st, 2021
Plastic: Villain or Hero
Curated by LXL Ideas
Activism – 3 min
It is widely known how much destruction plastic can cause to the environment. But have we ever…
Premiering on July 1st, 2021
Fairy Tail
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Film & Animation – 4 min
A hopeless romantic discovers an unlikely intruder and finds love at first fight.
Premiering on July 1st, 2021
Rainshadow
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Education – 37 min
A documentary film about when “success” in education fails us all.
Premiering on June 1st, 2021
Saving Africa with Feathered Flight
Curated by Ryan Wong Classroom
Film & Animation – 3 min
An innovative example of the ideas that can be generated by creative young minds, to benefit the health…
Premiering on June 1st, 2021
Rhythms of Life
Curated by COMMFFEST
Dance & Music – 60 min
Rhythms of Life is a feature-length documentary about the community drum circle movement and how…
Premiering on June 1st, 2021
Scaling Iceland
Curated by NFFTY
Science & Technology – 32 min
Scaling Iceland succinctly explores the country’s geological, biological, and cultural histories. Driven by…
Premiering on June 1st
Luke’s Black Lives Matter Poem
Curated by Xtalks
Activism – 2 min
Luke’s Black Lives Matter Poem highlights the youth perspective of the Black
Lives Matter movement.
Premiering on June 1st, 2021
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