A Boy’s Dream

KIDS FIRST!, May Releases, People

A Boy’s Dream People – 36 min In 2004, Yeerxiati, a 9-year-old boy who lost his mother as a child, lived here with his grandparents in the deep mountain pasture in Northern Xinjiang. The boy’s lamb also lost its mother since childhood and has been...

Waterfall

KIDS FIRST!, March Releases, People

Waterfall People – 7 min A 13-year-old boy came with his mother to a waterfall deep in the mountains. There, a mysterious Japanese Buddhist ritual takes place. What will happen to the boy and his mother? In fact, this is an extremely sacred practice in Japanese...

Café Armonía

February Releases, People, Planet Classroom

Café Armonía People – 3 min Opened in Xela (Quetzaltenango), Guatemala, in September 2014, Café Armonía is a small coffee shop started by two associations of small coffee farmers – Manos Campesinas and ASOBAGRI. It is the first effort of these Guatemalan...

Threads of Tradition

February Releases, KIDS FIRST!, People

Threads of Tradition People – 3 min What happens when the Industrial Revolution hits you 200 years late? This is the story of Tamizh Arivu and her family, who live next to the ancient Darasuram Hindu Temple, a UNESCO heritage site in South India. They are from...

Avasar

People, Planet Classroom

Avasar People – 10 min With hopes of keeping his children in school, a modest cattle farmer finds himself torn between two desires: The first to provide for his family, and the second to keep his cattle in good health. He discovers an opportunity to accomplish...

Pikala Binatna

People, Planet Classroom, Short Film

Pikala Binatna Activism – 11 min “Pikala Binatna” follows a group of bicycle enthusiasts in the heart of Marrakech, Morocco and their project, Pikala Bikes, to combat the social stigmas of bicycles in their country. Through the lens of Jamal, a local bike...

Delhi Days

KIDS FIRST!, People

Delhi Days People – 3 min Presenting Delhi Days! The film follows Arun Mani, as he looks back on his childhood days in the Indian capital of New Delhi. The film is a lesson in cultural differences and the joys of childhood, as Mani reminisces about his house in...

Lion or the Lamb

People, Planet Classroom

The Lion or the Lamb People – 8 min During the Covid-19 pandemic, Nashville musician Sam Hatmaker is forced to reevaluate how she crafts her music and engages with her audience as the music industry grinds to a halt. Through social media, she is able to connect...