Sesame Workshop and Multitude Films Explore Kids’ Perspectives in “Through Our Eyes” Documentary

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Avenue, is collaborating with Multitude Movies for the most recent episodes of the By means of Our Eyes docuseries. The 2 new episodes will premiere on public tv stations beginning Might 1.

By means of Our Eyes showcases the lives of American households by the point of view of youngsters. The brand new episodes will deal with impactful themes reminiscent of racial identification, ethnicity, and tradition, and comply with the younger people who find themselves main the combat in opposition to racism and taking steps to form a constructive future.  

“Reclaim,” from Peabody Award winner Geeta Gandbhir and native Hawaiian filmmaker Justyn Ah Chong, follows the story of hula and its place in preserving Hawaiian tradition. The opposite brief movie within the latest additions to the series, “Main,” was directed by Peabody Award winner Grace Lee and showcases younger activists. Gandbhir, Ah Chong, and Lee are all featured administrators of Multitude Movies.

The brand new episodes of By means of Our Eyes will be part of the prevailing 4, which have already captured audiences’ hearts, spotlighting children’ perseverance in circumstances reminiscent of local weather displacement, parental incarceration, and extra. The beforehand launched episode “Aside” earned an Emmy Award for Excellent Quick Documentary. 

The brand new By means of Our Eyes episodes are offered by The WNET Group and distributed by American Public Television. They are going to begin premiering alongside the earlier episodes tomorrow, Might 1.