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
IMPOSSIBLE BURGER vs Beef: The Carbon Slowdown
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Could plants look and taste like meat—and help the planet? Our film follows Impossible Foods, founded by Stanford biochemist Patrick O. Brown, on a mission to cut the footprint of what’s on our plates.
Premiering on July 1st, 2026
Net Zero Speaks with John Nielsen-Gammon
Curated by Protect Our Planet & Planet Classroom
Activism – 10 min
Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon joins Pranav Kumar Gahadwal to explain how climate change intensifies Texas drought, flooding, and extreme heat.
Premiering on June 1st, 2026
Mr Moore’s Gift
Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
Film & Animation – 15 min
t’s almost Christmas in modern day NYC, and Maggie wants to hear her favorite poem, Twas a Night Before Christmas. But how did this poem come to be written? And who was Clement Clark Moore? Settling down to sleep, there’s magic in the air.
Premiering on June 1st, 2026
Personas de Pixan
Curated by Actuality Abroad
People – 8 min
Personas de Pixan, is a short film directed by Dominique Sample, that looks inside the lives of indigenous women in Guatemala.
Premiering on June 1st, 2026
Smarter Learning With Sana Labs
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 2 min
Outdated training systems slow companies down, creating inefficiency, frustration, and missed opportunities. Polestar, the electric vehicle innovator, faced these very challenges—rigid platforms, slow translations, and disconnected learning tools.
Premiering on June 1st, 2026