Sundance Channel

Kids of lesbian parents may fare better than their peers

Em and Lo — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:00:58 +0000

A new study analyzing long-term data on kids from birth to adulthood just came out that suggests children of lesbian parents do better than their peers.

Interview with Cynthia Wade, director of LIVING THE LEGACY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL

Sundance Channel — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:26:47 +0000

Oscar-winning documentary director Cynthia Wade. On May 17th, Sundance Channel will screen LIVING LEGACY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL which follows three young students as they separate from their parents and enroll in Milton Hershey School, a residential school in Pennsylvania. The film follows the children during their first school year – a turbulent, dramatic and eye-opening experience for the students and their families. Director Cynthia Wade speaks with Sundance Channel about her experience working on this film. SUNDANCE CHANNEL: What first drew you to the story of Milton Hershey School? Wade: I’d recently finished FREEHELD, a 38 minute film (which won the Academy Award for Best Short Documentary in 2008 and 15 other film festival awards). I was directing another short documentary in Cambodia (BORN SWEET, which won Honorable Mention at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival). With those two short films as my latest endeavors, I was eager to move back into long-form documentary and direct another feature-length film. It’s a completely different experience directing a feature-length film, as it demands so much more material, time, patience, and energy — think “marriage” as opposed to “long term relationship.” I was ready for another “film marriage.” When I was approached by the Milton Hershey School as a director for this project, I jumped at the chance. It was exciting to think about staying with a project on a long-term basis, following characters over an extended period of time.

Climate Quilt panels on display in Copenhagen

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:00:26 +0000

As world leaders gather in Copenhagen this week to negotiate continued international action on climate change, they'll have one good example of the kinds of pledges they'll need to make: the Climate Quilt. A project of Habitat Heroes and The Green Schools Alliance, the Climate Quilt Campaign asks school kids from around the world to make "pledge patches" (from recycled materials, of course) that display individual promises "to preserve the future of the planet." While the finished quilt won't be available until Earth Day, 2010, panels from kids in New Jersey and Australia have made their way to COP15.

The love of Tan Hong Ming

Sundance Channel — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:12:44 +0000

Remember when being in love was simple? By internet standards, this video is prehistoric but too good and too cute not to share. Directed by acclaimed Malaysian director/writer/producer Yasmin Ahmad whose work is well-known for its humor, heart and love that crosses cultural barriers, this ad for Malaysian oil company Petronas was filmed for Malaysia’s [...]

THE LAZY ENVIRONMENTALIST : Lazy Principal

Josh Dorfman — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:50:55 +0000

THE LAZY ENVIRONMENTALIST, hosted by Josh Dorfman, screens Tuesdays at 9PM on Sundance Channel. Episode two is definitely one of my favorites. In “Lazy Principal” I get to hang out with kids, gauge their point of view, and see how effectively I can engage them in environmental action. I’m also helped by my good friend and outstanding green innovator and teacher, Mike O’Brien, who I call upon to help me implement change in a classroom and in other areas around the school.

The puppet show

Matthew Rodriguez — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:10:04 +0000

Italian photographers Romina Raffaelli and Stefano Marini of Winkler + Noah created this utterly uncanny collection titled “The Puppet Show” of “30 portraits of children from two to eight years old, taken very naturally and transformed into dolls by a subtle play of retouching.” [Via]

Cougars Have Smarter Kids…But Do They Want Them?

Em and Lo — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:00:31 +0000

photo by: Harlequeen A recent study found that men may have a biological clock after all: The children of older fathers were found to have lower IQ scores than those of younger dads. And this is in addition to earlier studies showing that schizophrenia and autism are more common in the offspring of men who [...]