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Films that Inspire Compassion, Cross-Cultural Understanding, Environmental Stewardship, and Peace

Short Films to promote: Peace, Kindness, Environmental Stewardship, Social Responsibility, Compassion,Tolerance, and Cross-Cultural Understanding

Kindness

Milk

By: Celia Jaspers
When she sees an old man unable to pay for his milk, a young girl has a change of heart.

Locks

By: Ryan Coogler & Francisco Kosterlitz
Director Ryan Coogler ("Creed," "Black Panther") won the 2010 Student Narrative Award at the MY HERO International Film Festival for this short "Locks."

Environmental Stewardship

All the Way to the Ocean

By: Joel Harper
A story about two friends and their discovery of the relationship between our cities' storm drains and the world's oceans, lakes and rivers.

Ocean Hero Spotlight

By: Jessica Vance
Oluwaseyi Moejoh from Nigeria and Heather Brockbank from the Bahamas share their stories of ocean activism.

Peace

Mohamed Sidibay: Teaching Peace

By: The MY HERO Project

Mohamed Sidibay is a survivor of a horrific civil war in Sierra Leone, where he was forced to fight as a child soldier. Now he advocates for better access to education worldwide.

Bullets to Books (Excerpt)

By: Andy Truschinski, Gail Prensky, Sean MacLaughlin
A film exploring The Jüdische Kulturbund Project and the critical importance of peace in South Sudan.

The Peace of Wild Things

By: Katy Wang
When despair for the world grows in me… ...I come into the peace of wild things. ~Wendell Barry

Social Responsibility

When the Devil Smoked in Paradise

By: Katherine Liao

In “The Safest City in America,” few know that tucked away in a hillock, a secret “All American Asphalt” plant is quietly belching benzene and formaldehyde every year.

8 Minutes and 46 Seconds

By: Angel Miracle Espericueta
A video poem dedicated to the memory of George Floyd and those that stood up in protest against his murder by police.

Social Justice

Citizenship

By: Anson Schloat and John G. Young
A film about John Lewis on citizenship and character: "To be a good citizen is to obey the rules...the laws. Unless those laws conflict with your conscience.

A Way Forward

By: Jacob Seigel-Brielle & Isaac Seigel-Boettner |

A Way Forward tells the story of how something as simple as two wheels empowered these incredible young women to pursue their own dreams.

Compassion

New Together

By: Max Landwirth

PSA: From the first day at a new school, to entering the work force, we’ve all been new once. Imagine being a refugee in a new country.

Down the Road [excerpt]

By: Care Dorghalli
Woody and Luna generously help people in need after the Paradise fire.

Cross-Cultural Understanding 

Ada Adam Story

By: Mendy Kanu

Ada Adams, a student in Sierra Leone tells about her life and what she does every day and her family.

Oumy

By: Cheikh Seck (Mentor)
A film about Oumy, a junior high student from Dakar, Senegal. Oumy speaks about her pursuit of education and the hardships that women in her country face.

My Hero: the Street Sweeper

By: Setayesh Salimi

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