Planet Classroom’s International Film Critics

• Everyone Is Useful in Ukraine
• Lee White’s Derek and His Brick – Fusing Reality into Imaginative Reality
• The Butterfly Effect Educates on Preserving the Natural World
• When the Wind Blows, Anything Goes
• An Artistic DeLight
• The Handel Aria Project: Making Music That Matters
• Introducing Regenerative Agriculture
• What’s the Connection Between Climate Change and Hurricanes: Addressing a Global and Imperative Issue
• Material Bodies: There Is More Underneath than What You See
• Amelia (the Twin): The Discovery of Self-worth
• Unidentifiable Eye Disorder: Personal Struggle to New Passion
• Supporting Long Term Change to Save Our Homes from Global Warming
• The Future of Your Dreams is in the Metaverse
• Jingle the Dog- A Christmas Story
• There Is No Lack of Hope in the Slums
• Bard Baroque Ensemble Concert Features Classics by Johann Sebastian Bach
• What is the Role of COP27’s Youth Envoy?
• What Do You Know about the Tesla Gigafactory?
• Luis Barreto’s Kyiv: Emphasis on the Beauty of Ukraine
• Morning Wu’s To The Highest Point Near The Sun: Traveling Far to Fully Belong
• What Do You Know About Mechanical Trees?
• Dear Mrs. President
• Grace Goen’s Retain: A Sense of Hope To Fulfill Happiness
• Malibu Taetz’s Reflections: Finding a Reason to Approach a Co-worker
• Shining for Others
• “Der Taucher”
• A Film that Brings us Together
• Carlos Douglas Jr.’s Kenya’s Symphony: Discovering the Music Within
• The Sun Will Save Us Tackles the Climate Change Conversation
• The Future of Farming
• Where Have All The Salmon Gone?
• R.V Depicts a Horrific Future Where Abortions Have Been Outlawed
• From Planet Classroom: My Name Is Tama-Chan
• Explaining the Pandemic in Simple Terms
• A White Rose Grows
• From Bard Conservatory: Faculty Concert: Brahms Trio
• What Do You Know About Microgrids?
• When Schools Are Not Safe
• Viola Artist Eric Lin Joins other Bard Musicians to Present an Inspiring and Touching Concert
• Your Move
• The Summer Night That Will Get Anyone Laughing
• Growing Peace in the Middle East
• What Progress Have We Made on Energy Storage and Climate Change?
• Summarizing the Ukrainian Refugee Situation and How You Can Help
• A Trip To Vietnam
• What Was This Film Like?
• Esperanza Y Futuro: A Place of Refuge for Abused Teenage Mothers
• Great White Sharks: An Imaginative Lego-Animated Film on Protecting Our Deep Sea Predators
• The Dhust – Meet the Micro-Sized People Who Make Our World Go Round
• Student Film Asks that We Save the Bees and Save the Planet
• Sha’Quiel Smith’s Problem Solver: Can Clean Mobility’s Potential Outweigh Its Current Circumstance?
• From Bard Conservatory: Benjamin Hochman Plays Bach and Beethoven
• Learning New Ways on Summer Days
• An Interview with a Fig Tree: the Trees Know Best
• Mike Schleif’s Space Bears; Making Capitalism Bear-able
• Grace Goen’s Unseen is Ironically a Must See
• A Satisfying Rendition of Chopin’s Etude in B Minor, No.10 Op.25
• In Path of Freedom, Prisoners Learn to Unlock Themselves
• Hot Diggity: A Simple, Pleasant Short Created with Great Effort
• How Can a Smart City Fight Climate Change? Solving Tomorrow’s Problems Today
• Is Democracy in a Global Crisis? Explores Some of the Themes Threatening Modern Democracies
• Steps in the Street (1936) – Martha Graham’s Response to Facism in Europe Conveys a Compelling Message
• Leslie Andrea Williams, Anne Souder, and Xin Yang Perform a Classic Ballet by Martha Graham
• Jonathan Comfort and Szu-Ying Huang Perform Music by Claude Debussy to the Poems of François Villon
• Danglin’ Pangolin: The Alarming Plight of the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal
• Schubertiade: “Im Frühling” – A Distinctive Performance
• Ming Ming’s Magical Friend Helps Her Fit Into Her New Community
• A Story of Environmental Sustainability from Ethiopia’s Gamo Highlands
• Mike Connaris’ I Am Odd Helps Raise Awareness for Autistic Children
• The Pandemic of Data Integrity and Misinformation
• Ending Wars: Student Rita Butsko’s Short Discusses the Problem She Most Wants to Solve
• Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee’s Isle de Jean Charles Shows the Danger of Coastal Homes Sinking into the Sea
• Exposure: A Hard Look at the Nursing Frontlines During COVID-19
• An Immersive Journey Through the Life of One of the Most Revered Trees in the World
• Gregory Foltynowicz’s The Art of Healing Shows the Reality of Grief
• Manrique: Creating Peace Through Dance
• The Struggle to Show the World Your True Self
• Ensemble Featuring Music by Theodor Blumer is Performed Virtually by Five Bard Conservatory Artists
• A Blueprint to End Gun Violence Would Improve Everyone’s Lives
• How Do We Create a Culture in Schools that Values Students of Different Backgrounds and Abilities?
• How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic Is a Step by Step Guide for the Future
• Home with the Nine Little Bears Is a Comforting and Simple Story in Not So Comforting and Simple Times
• Carter Rostron’s Ruth & Nick: A Confectionary Tale Is a Unique Story with a Candyland Setting
• How 9 Year Old Felix Finkbeiner Began His Journey to Plant a Trillion Trees
• Line Hadsbjerg’s Out of Plastic Presents the Daunting Issue of Plastic in Our Oceans
• Daryl Bright’s Black Girl Poem Is a Powerful film on the Struggles of African American Women
• Barrio de Paz Is an Inspirational Story about a Peace Worker in Ecuador
• It’s Not Fair! is a Short Talk about Fairness in Society Given by an Impassioned Young Girl
• May-Lynn Le’s Headspace is a Window into the Warped Mind of a Young Girl
• The Rise of Machine Learning: A Look into the Future of Education Shaped by Technology
• A Tale of Two Icebergs: Episode 2: A Cute and Investing Story About Global Warming that Leaves You Wanting More
• Le Charme, Ernest Chausson: Another Beautiful Rendition from the Talented Artists of Bard College
• Directors Nacho Gomez and Gonzalo Escuder Share an Important Story about Redemotion, Social Activism, and Most Importantly, Boxing
• In A Not So Grand Day Out, a Girl Finds Trouble in an Unsuspecting Rose Garden
• Beyond the Pipeline takes an In-depth Look at the Standing ROck Sioux Tribe and the Dakota Access Pipeline
• Smallie Explores the Effects of Going an Unconventional Route
• Shadow Presents a Unique, Honest View of Childhood and the Loss of Innocence
• Sand Dredging in Cambodia Threatens to Destroy a Community’s Way of Life
• Without a Map: A Different Kind of Rabbit Hole
• Toxic Pollution is an Easy-to-Digest Introduction to the Concepts of Pollution
• Tuning the Student Mind: An Imaginative and Innovative Curriculum Focused on Consciousness, Creativity, and Identity
• In Preheated a Son Uses His Problem Solving Skills to Give His Dad a great Birthday
• An Artist Uses Tea to Create a New Painting Technique
• Congolese Women Share Their Stories in Eye-Opening Documentary
• Ladder of Inference Illustrates How People React Based on Their Biases and Beliefs
• The Harsh Reality of College Students’ Deteriorating Mental Health
• In Coughing Up Flowers a Young Girl Loses Herself in Someone Else
• Koga and Friends: Shelter Centers on How to Use Breathing and Kung Fu to Overcome Fear
• A Young Girl Makes a Powerful Case for Protecting Nature
• We are Rohingya Story Echoes Those of the Other 700,000 Refugees Forced to Flee their Homes
• Find Your Purpose Is About Looking Inward and Understanding Who You Are
• Queens Is a Journey into the Lives of Seattle Drag Queens
• Green Ambassadors Illustrates How Young People Are Getting Involved to Combat Climate Change
• Air Pollution is a Memorable Visual Lesson
• Hearts of Steel Captures the Heart With Steely Determination
• The Autograph Explores Obsession
• Art, Addiction, and Family
• Human Race ISM Explores the Implications of Racism with a Twist: Aliens
• Oppressive or Educational? Black Girls Challenge the Motives of School Dress Codes
• Friendship, Passion, Loss, and Isolation Are the Themes of Quaranteened, a Virtual Musical about Teens Trying to Stay Connected in a World Asking Them to Isolate.
• Perfectly Imperfect – Teens, Social Media and the Illusion of Perfection
• One at a Time Reminds Us How a Positive Action Can Lead to a Chain Reaction
• Love is Love Celebrates LGBTQ+ Families Across the Globe
• Hide! Shows That Children Can Outsmart Monsters
• London Mitchell’s Delivering Sunshine Reminds Us That a Simple Act of Kindness Can Change Everything
• Dance! Empowers Kids to Overcome Fear and Pursue Their Dreams
• Black Lives Matter Song for Kids Encourages Equality and Inclusion
• DiDonato’s Feel-Good Film Is Substantial Viewing for All
• Addie Rose Forstman’s Rendition of Sous le Ciel de Paris Displays Magnificent Range
• Malawi Student Talks about Developing an understanding of Our Own Cultures and Why It Is Important
• The Gypsy Song Continues to Live On Courtesy of BARD Conservatory Musicians
• In Men Helping Women Director Isue Shin Explores Male Artists Abusing Positions of Power
• Home Remedy, a Simple and Effective Way of Improving Relations between Friends and Family
• A Small Fruit Can Bring About Big Change
• Betty Reminds Us that Everyone Deserves Access to a Consistent Source of Clean, Safe, Drinking Water
• Have You Ever Wanted to Learn About the Life of a Siren?
• Director Saambhavi Subramani’s The Full Stop Dissects the Challenges of Menstrual Hygiene Management for Women Worldwide
• Students Make Community Realize The Harm From Their School Lunch Program
• Student Learns The Power of Empathy Through a Happiness Class
• School-Shooting Survivors Talk About the Aftermath One Year After the Fatal Shooting
• Neel Menon’s Girls Should Stay At Home Talks About the Important and Critical Subject of Gender Equality
• Visualizing Change Focuses on Using Art to Capture Conversation
• Director Joe Chang Utilizes a Unique Animation Technique to Illustrate the Beauty of Birds
• Director Gwendolyn Hamilton Explores the Social Impact of Bicycles
• Malawi Youth Activist Speaks Out Against Marrying Girls in Their Teens
• What Would Happen if the Meaning of Life Was Sent to Earth Too Soon?
• Bard Alumna Yixin Wang of Bard College’s US-China Music Institute Performs Eternal Sorrow of Lin’an on the Guzheng.
• Middle School Students Conduct an Energy Audit to Combat Carbon Emissions
• Buried Treasure and No Spade Focuses on the Necessity to Handle Oil Responsibly in Malawi.
• Hong Ejun’s Mother Stirs the Soul
• Lynching in America Director Focuses on Acknowledging and Addressing our History
• Three Young Voices for the Planet Find a Way to Make a Difference
• How Filmmaker Catherine McCord Turned a Life-Changing Trauma into an Artistic Triumph
• A Recipe to Thrive Centers on Turning a Passion Into a Career
• Bard Alums Perform an Outdoor Mini Concert
• In Forced, Director Pep Bonet Captures the Complexities of Child Labor and Exploitation in Bangladesh
• Malawi Student Discusses the Pros and Cons of Technology Usage
• Youth Activists Ask Us to skip the Disposable Straw
• Outdoor Time Has a Positive Effect on Youth Well-Being
• Youth Filmmaker Focuses on Both the Pros and Cons of Plastic Consumption
• Can’t Hide Me Director Focuses on Women in India who Step Out and Onward to Make Their Dreams a Reality
• Malawi Student Worries About Her Future in a World That’s All about Connections
• Esther Roestan’s Performance of Moon River Innovates a Timeless Classic
• Global Nomads Group’s Campfire Program Helps Youth From All Cultures Learn More About Each Other
• Can Birds help Those in Need?
• In Apples and Oranges Rukshana Tabassum Tells a simple but Essential Story
• Luke’s Black Lives Poem is a Reminder That the next Generation of Activism is Here
• From Gangs to Gardens Explores Health and Gardening as an Outlet for a Community
• In Siroun, Two Friends Are Pitted Against Each Other During the Armenian Genocide
• In Siroun Webcast Youth Share Stories and Ideas with global Peers on the Armenian Genocide
• Nature is Calling, So Who’s Picking up the Phone?
• Evil Nicotine Inspires Youth to Stand Up to Intimidation and Peer Pressure
• Bird Lover and Artist Olivia Bouler Never Gives Up
• How Youth Activists Banned the Use of Plastic Shopping Bags in California
• Walking with Reality Film Offers Life-Changing Experience for Handicapped Man