Cooking for the Guatemalan Dream

People, Planet Classroom

Cooking for the Guatemalan Dream People – 8 min “Cooking for the Guatemalan Dream” is a short documentary about 19-year-old chef school student Cecilia Cuc Alonzo, from Cantel, Guatemala. The film explores the lack of positive prospects for many...

Come One Come All – A Circus with Purpose

KIDS FIRST!, People

Come One Come All: A Circus with Purpose People – 26 min This film tells the story of a small mountain town circus in Colorado where both kids and adults learn circus skills and go on to perform around the world. This is a social circus that uses the circus arts...

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...

People Like Us

People, Planet Classroom

People Like Us People – 9 min The children are our future, even ones borrowed. People Like Us highlights the plight of refugees in Malaysia and focuses on the obstacles and goals of one teenage refugee, Rafiq. Rafiq dreams big where opportunities are scarce....

Ixoq

People, Planet Classroom

Ixoq People – 8 min A young Guatemalan mother dreams of a better future for her son, when an organization (Konojel) fighting malnutrition opens its doors, allowing her to support her family and become a role model to the women in her community. For more...

Blessing

People, Planet Classroom

Blessing People – 6 min Blessing follows Najat’s lifelong journey to find independence. Growing up in a wheelchair she was always looked down upon by society and her family. After the passing of her mother she decided to take control of her life when she...

Taking Root

People, Planet Classroom

Taking Root People – 9 min In Danang, it’s socially accepted to farm crops utilizing chemicals that are harmful to the environment and to the health of the farmers. In a small farming area outside the city Mr. Loi, a local farmer, discovers the techniques of...