Swimming Upstream
Curated by COMMFFEST
Film & Animation – 15 min
Swimming Upstream documents the Japanese Canadian community’s case against the British Columbia…
Premiering on May 1st, 2021
The Mime
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Film & Animation – 19 min
At a fish restaurant in Jeju Island, there is a mother who has been living as a sea woman for her life and…
Premiering on May 1st, 2021
Hero
Curated by Battery Dance
Dance & Music – 7 min
Hero is a breathtaking short dance film highlighting personal growth. Featuring gravity-defying…
Premiering on May 1st, 2021
Unharnessed
Curated by NFFTY
People – 13 min
Documenting the connection between human and horse, “Unharnessed” explores a unique rehabilitation…
Premiering on May 1st, 2021
NSP: Ethan Wang
Curated by Young Artists & Writers/Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
People – 3 min
Ethan reads “Zero.”
Premiering on May 1st, 2021
Olivia’s Birds
Curated by Young Voices for the Planet
Activism – 7 min
11-year-old Olivia raises $200,000 to clean oiled birds after the BP spill and then speaks to her congressmen…
Premiering on April 1st, 2021
All It Gives
Curated by NFFTY
Dance & Music – 15 min
From dancing in the hallways at her high school to winning battles across the globe, Nigerian immigrant Kosi…
Premiering on April 1st, 2021
Take a Stand for Animals
Curated by Xtalks
Activism – 5 min
Mphukira talks of the need for animal protection in Africa from an African’s perspective.
Premiering on April 1st, 2021
Addiction & Art
Curated by Addiction & Art
People – 7 min
The visual arts team up with science to promote needed dialogue about substance abuse and addiction…
Premiering on April 1st, 2021
I’m a Child
Curated by KIDS FIRST!
Film & Animation – 3 min
I’m a Child leads us on a simple, whimsical journey to understanding the importance of coming to grips with the Climate Crisis.
Premiering on April 1st, 2021
Give Us Hope
Curated by Young People’s Chorus
Dance & Music – 3 min
Since 1999, Jim Papoulis’ “Give Us Hope” has served as the Young People’s Chorus of New York City’s…
Premiering January 4th, 2021
Creative Reuse Project: BEADS
Curated by Friends of Materials for the Arts
How To & Style – 7 min
In this creative reuse video, John Cloud Kaiser shows how to make beads from everyday materials
Premiering on January 4th, 2021
Nearly Half My Country is Younger Than Me
Curated by Xtalks
People – 5 min
Maynard talks about the problems he and his peers will face in Malawi as he gets older and the country’s…
Premiering on January 4th, 2021
Hold the Sun in Your Hands: The Erika Jacoby Story
Curated by NFFTY
Film & Animation – 8:33 min
Hand-drawn animation illustrates Holocaust Survivor Erika Jacoby’s memories of surviving Auschwitz.
Premiering January 4th, 2021
Earthrise
Curated by Global Oneness Project
Science & Technology – 30 min
Earthrise tells the story of the first image captured of the Earth from space in 1968.
Premiering on January 4th, 2021