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
Net Zero Speaks with Alexis Abramson
Curated by Planet Classroom
Activism – 13 min
In this youth-driven Net Zero Speaks episode, Dr. Alexis Abramson – Dean of the Columbia Climate School and a leading voice in sustainable energy and climate technology…
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Master of the Skies: Drone Technology & The Future of Filmmaking
Curated by Planet Classroom
Film & Animation – 2 min
Flying Pictures, founded in 1976 by Colin Prescott, revolutionizes filmmaking with cutting-edge drone technology.
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
American Gothic
Curated by Planet Classroom
Film & Animation – 5 min
Twins known as brother and sister question the validity of their identities and the permanence of memory after they revisit their childhood home, when their reminiscences over their past…
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Permanent Culture
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 9 min
Permanent Culture, directed by Levi Stroud, is a film that follows a man named Joseph, who transitioned from working in exploitative sugarcane fields to finding purpose and fulfillment at Palos Farm.
Premiering on July 1st, 2025
Saqib Shaikh: Enhancing Accessibility Through AI
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 2 min
Saqib Shaikh, a blind Microsoft software engineer, tackles accessibility for the visually impaired. Losing his sight at seven, Saqib learned programming with talking computers, sparking his passion for technology.
Premiering on July 1st, 2025