Pantomime

New Planet Classroom Podcast Reveals True Stories of How Creators Overcome Personal Challenges to Become Their Own Personal Heroes

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Monday, June 7, 2021

South Korean Director Sangmok Lee, who talks about the loss of his deaf mother and her love for him being his inspiration for The Mime, notes: "I think that mime is the most effective way to express the irony in our life."

Key Points: 
  • South Korean Director Sangmok Lee, who talks about the loss of his deaf mother and her love for him being his inspiration for The Mime, notes: "I think that mime is the most effective way to express the irony in our life."
  • Director Christopher Carpenter, whose film The Boy Who Found His Voice focuses on a teen poet in India overcoming his fear of presentation through Mindfulness lessons from his teacher, says the story resonates on a deeply personal level since as a child he struggled with a stutter.
  • The creators and youth voices around the world join Orb, the show's host, to discuss real world stories of how dance, mime, poetry, mindfulness, empathy and passion bring happiness and freedom.
  • Young people from around the world played a significant role in conceptualizing, creating, and producing the network's vision and programming.