A new space race begins in a small Texan town in Shifting Baselines. At Spacebase, just outside of the Texan town of Boca Chica, located on the Mexican border, companies such as Space X and Starlink are developing the next generation of rockets and satellites. The rocket tests attract casual observers and independent scientists, who…
The aftermath of a police shooting is commented on through street art and spoken word in Night Watches Us. On August 17, 2018, Nicolas Gibbs, a 24-year-old black Montreal man, was gunned down by police while having a mental breakdown. Through a mix of music, dance, and spoken word, the memory of Nicholas is paid…
Seven climate scientists are invited to group therapy in Climate in Therapy. There are more than 20,000 climate scientists worldwide, and the approach to science often sees emotion as irrational. Psychotherapist Richard Beck invites seven of these scientists to join a sharing circle and share their feelings about climate change. Climate in Therapy Synopsis Climate…
A group of small-town teens are targeted by a killer clown in Clown in a Cornfield. Quinn Maybrook (Katie Douglas) has moved with her father, Glenn (Aaron Abrams), to the small town of Kettle Springs. Glenn plans to start a new life by opening a clinic in town, though Quinn is not happy about the…
Queer artist Rashaad Newsome creates a decolonization installation in New York’s Park Avenue Armoury in Assembly. Rashaad Newsome is a proudly queer artist, who plans to use his next work “Assembly” to reclaim the Park Avenue Armoury’s past association with imperialism. The show is a mix of exhibition, decolonization lessons taught by an A.I. named…
Students from around the world participate in a gruelling Microsoft Excel competition in Spreadsheet Champions. Every year, the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championships bring together the brightest minds to determine the best users of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The latter of the most difficult category and Mason from USA, Carmina from Guatemala, Alkmini from Greece,…
The Secretary General of NATO faces a challenging final year in Facing War. Jens Stoltenberg has been the head of NATO and is read to stand down and return home to his wife in Norway. However, U.S. President Joe Biden convinces Stoltenberg to stay on for another year, as NATO has the challenge of how…
The tragically short career of the “Queen of Tejano Music” is recollected in Selena y Los Dinos. Selena Quintanilla was the youngest daughter of Mexican-American musician Abraham Quintanilla. Beginning at the age of 6, Selena began singing in the band Los Dinos, which also included her older siblings A.B. and Suzette. Initially, the house band…
A Russian schoolteacher secretly begins filming the propaganda added to the curriculum in Mr. Nobody Against Putin. Pavel “Pasha” Talankin is the event coordinator and media faculty at an elementary school in Karabash, Russia. Following the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the curriculum at the school changed to spread propaganda and militarize the students….
The All Native Basketball Tournament and its importance to the Haida people are looked at in Saints and Warriors. The All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert has for six decades been one of the most popular events for the First Nations of Haida Gwaii, off the coast of British Columbia. For many years, the…
