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
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Curated by Bard College Conservatory of Music
Dance & Music – 7 min
The Bard Conservatory Orchestra performs a symphony from Russ…
Premiering on July 1st, 2024
A Sustainable Solution – Water Scarcity
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 2 min
Water Scarcity is on the rise as global accessibility to clean drinking water…
Premiering on July 1st, 2024
Chinese Pioneers
Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
Education – 7 min
In 1829, the first Chinese immigrants arrived in Western Australia with British settlers, marking the start…
Premiering on July 1st, 2024
No New Friends
Curated by KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
Entertainment – 9 min
A four year old in the city struggles to cope with finding out his friend across the street has moved away…
Premiering on July 1st, 2024
Refuge
Curated by Planet Classroom
People – 20 min
Filmed with an actor and an asylum seeker, both providing dialogue from their own life experiences, this dra…
Premiering on July 1st, 2024