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Archive for: "Education"

Landfill Harmonic: A Documentary

Landfill Harmonic: A Documentary

Landfill Harmonic is an upcoming documentary about “The Recycled Orchestra,” a group of children from a Paraguayan slum who play instruments made entirely from garbage.

Liz Nord: Director & Multi-Platform Producer (Pt. 3)

Liz Nord: Director & Multi-Platform Producer (Pt. 3)

Part 3 of our interview with Liz Nord, where we discuss Jerusalem Unfiltered and Battle for Jerusalem, two projects that explore contemporary Jerusalem through the eyes of local political, social and cultural leaders.

Liz Nord: Director & Multi-Platform Producer (Pt. 2)

Liz Nord: Director & Multi-Platform Producer (Pt. 2)

Part 2 of our interview with Liz Nord, where we discuss how she came to spearhead MTV’s 2008 “Choose or Lose” presidential election coverage, as well as her experience filming a documentary in Haiti for Wyclef’s NGO.

Liz Nord: Director & Multi-Platform Producer (Pt. 1)

Liz Nord: Director & Multi-Platform Producer (Pt. 1)

Liz Nord is a documentary filmmaker and multi-platform producer who has been referred to as a “fierce, youthful visionary.” In Part 1 we discuss her experience of making her acclaimed independent film, 2005’s “Jericho’s Echo: Punk Rock in the Holy Land.”

The Videographers Guide: EP 1 + Collector’s Edition Handbook

The Videographers Guide: EP 1 + Collector’s Edition Handbook

The Videographers Guide is a documentary series and collector’s edition handbook by Trevor “Trevz” Bayack.

Khan Academy on PBS NewsHour

Khan Academy on PBS NewsHour

This is pretty awesome: Sal Khan quit his job in finance to dedicate himself to what became Khan Academy, a free online resource with over 2,100 videos and 100 self-paced exercises and assessments covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history.

Anya Porter: Breakti Founder, Movement/Wellness Specialist

Anya Porter: Breakti Founder, Movement/Wellness Specialist

Anya Porter’s passion for dance, yoga and overall spiritual & physical wellness led her to found Breakti, an ongoing workshop in NYC most simply described as a fusion of Breakin’ and yoga.

Alex Gilliam: Cheerleader of Possibility

Alex Gilliam: Cheerleader of Possibility

Alex Gilliam is a national expert on K-12 design education and the founder of Public Workshop, an organization dedicated to helping individuals, schools and communities achieve great things through design and maximize its potential as a tool for positive social change.