The outskirts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, are bleak. While 12 year-old Arthur is proud of his birthplace and home, he has also witnessed the elimination of almost all of Yerevan’s trees for firewood during an energy crisis. Developers have decided to build a garage on his deserted and dusty school playground where only one poor, semi-withered tree survives. Arthur is determined to save the tree and build a real garden with the help of this ecologist grandfather, schoolmates and teachers.
The outskirts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, are bleak. While 12 year-old Arthur is proud of his birthplace and home, he has also witnessed the elimination of almost all of Yerevan’s trees for firewood during an energy crisis. Developers have decided to build a garage on his deserted and dusty school playground where only one poor, semi-withered tree survives. Arthur is determined to save the tree and build a real garden with the help of this ecologist grandfather, schoolmates and teachers.
THE FRIENDSHIP TREE is a story that examines the process of industrialization, the significance of nature, and the lasting effects of a childhood friendship in a stop motion animation.
This music video is about the experience that illegal immigrants face: the danger, not knowing what might happen to them on their journey, to commemorate the struggle of immigration, and for the brave people who try to make a living in a place they don't know. Especi…
The central idea behind "Vanishing" was to present a alternate reality in which art no longer exists, a reality that is slowly become real. Due to funding cuts across the country, art programs in public schools are being lost. This current generation of young artists is sl…
"Choice" shows that even though there are many different issues in the world, mostly all of them can be solved simply by citizens from neighboring cities, states, and countries being in contact with one another. Without propaganda, groups of ordinary people can work across…
Directed and produced by Maria Centeno from the Boys & Girls Club of East Palo Alto, California. Maria explains how we should all be paying attention to what's happening around us.