Join the Pulitzer Center for a curated series of short films at the CUGH 2025 Conference.
The film festival will take place on February 22 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Filmmakers creatively communicate global health challenges to audiences through animation, source testimonies, social media explainers, and more. Visual storytelling creates accessibility for broader communities to better understand topics including abortion, pollution’s impact on health, the psychology of misinformation, and mental health in times of conflict and displacement.
The festival will screen the following films, with virtual introductions from filmmakers:
“Decoding Deception: The Psychology of Combating Misinformation,” by Gene Russo, PNAS
“Young Palestinians Face a Steep Toll on Mental Health,” by Kern Hendricks, UnDark
“Why the American Abortion Debate Is Affecting Access in Kenya,” by Neha Wadekar, PBS NewsHour
“Neglected and Exposed: Toxic Air Lingers in a Texas Latino Community, Revealing Failures in State’s Air Monitoring System,” by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune
“'Burnt to Build': How Do Heatwaves Impact the Health of Workers?” by Shagun Kapil and Joel Michael, Down To Earth
Moderator: Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium and Outreach Program Coordinator Mikaela Schmitt
