The student produced film features a young boy talking about world problems and using the word Ubuntu - a philosophy defined by sixth grade student Konner Turner that we are defined by our kindness and compassion toward others.
There is no plot. The camera work is well executed, as is the editing and the audio recording. The images are primarily in black and white, with bright yellow highlights. It is sort of a video poem expressing a young person's view of the world as a not too friendly place - "I see people hating each other." And yet, there is a wish that people would treat each other with kindness and compassion. It motivated me to look up the word "ubuntu" and I found that there is an African philosophy called ubuntu that means "I am because we are... a person is a person through other people." Looking up the meaning helped me understand this short film better, but I think it is a shortfall of the filmmaker to have let us know what the history of the word is.
The message of the film is that the world, as it is now, is not a very friendly place and that we should all be more compassionate and kind to others.
I give Ubuntu 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 18, plus adults. By Avalon N. and Julie S., KIDS FIRST!
The student produced film features a young boy talking about world problems and using the word Ubuntu - a philosophy defined by sixth grade student Konner Turner that we are defined by our kindness and compassion toward others.
There is no plot. The camera work is well executed, as is the editing and the audio recording. The images are primarily in black and white, with bright yellow highlights. It is sort of a video poem expressing a young person's view of the world as a not too friendly place - "I see people hating each other." And yet, there is a wish that people would treat each other with kindness and compassion. It motivated me to look up the word "ubuntu" and I found that there is an African philosophy called ubuntu that means "I am because we are... a person is a person through other people." Looking up the meaning helped me understand this short film better, but I think it is a shortfall of the filmmaker to have let us know what the history of the word is.
The message of the film is that the world, as it is now, is not a very friendly place and that we should all be more compassionate and kind to others.
I give Ubuntu 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 18, plus adults. By Avalon N. and Julie S., KIDS FIRST!
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