AI Restores Lost Voices: Ann Johnson’s Incredible Comeback
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
A brain-computer interface and AI have restored speech to Ann Johnson, nearly two decades after a brain stem stroke.
Premiering on October 1st, 2025
Bard Conservatory Orchestra with Guest Conductor Thomas Wilkins
Curated by Bard College Conservatory of Music
Dance & Music – 1 hr 30 min
Thomas Wilkins leads the Bard Conservatory Orchestra in James Lee III’s Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula (2011), Delius’s The Walk to the Paradise Garden…
Premiering on October 1st, 2025
The Future of Gaming Characters Is Alive
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Today’s games look stunning—but characters often feel robotic and forgettable. The Future of Gaming Characters Is Alive explores a bold shift: what if digital characters could think, feel, and evolve?
Premiering on October 1st, 2025
VIA: The Future of Public Transportation
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology
The Future of Public Transit is Here! Cities worldwide struggle with outdated transit—but VIA is revolutionizing urban mobility.
Premiering on October 1st, 2025
Revolutionizing Lung Cancer Detection: The Story of Behold AI’s Red Dot
Curated by Planet Classroom
Science & Technology – 3 min
Lung cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases, with thousands of lives lost due to delayed diagnoses.
Premiering on September 1st, 2025
Living Positive
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 7 min
Living Positive is a short documentary from director Michelle Wang, that follows the Safe Water Aids Project (SWAP) in Kisumu, Kenya, as they provide support…
Premiering on September 1st, 2025
Eastern Dawn Concert by Bard Chinese Ensemble
Curated by Bard College Conservatory of Music
Dance & Music – 1hr 30 min
Premiering on September 1st, 2025
Dance in New York
Curated by Planet Classroom
Dance & Music – 5 min
In an Isadora Duncan dance class, the whole person is addressed,” says Lori Belilove, internationally acclaimed Duncan dancer and teacher. Body, heart, mind, soul…
Premiering on September 1st, 2025
The Journey of Casey Harrell
Curated by Planet Classroom
People – 3 min
The Journey of Casey Harrell tells the emotional story of a father, husband, and climate activist who lost his ability to speak after being diagnosed with ALS in 2020.
Premiering on September 1st, 2025
The Barefoot Lawyers of Uganda
Curated by Actuality Abroad
Activism – 10 min
The Barefoot Lawyers of Uganda is a short film directed by Nikki Hausherr, that follows Winnie, a woman who decided to stand up for herself and fight back using the law.
Premiering on September 1st, 2025
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