SIMA Academy Spotlights

SIMA Academy Spotlights

Curated from 140 countries around the globe, and featuring over 40 languages, SIMA Academy offers an unprecedented access to global perspectives and visually engaging current affairs media. Plus a constantly refreshed selection of international productions from independent distributors.

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SIMA Academy Spotlights
  • Trailers
    Movie + 145 extras

    Trailers

    Movie + 145 extras

  • New Films
    40 items

    New Films

    40 items

    A curated collection of global stories that illuminate human resilience and community-led responses to real-world challenges. From questions of identity and cultural heritage to labor rights, environmental crises, and gender norms, these films offer nuanced, accessible narratives that invite crit...

  • Media Literacy

    9 items

    A curated collection of films exploring the need for the dissemination of factual, timely, targeted, clear, accessible, multilingual and vetted information.

    SUGGESTED LESSON PLANS
    https://simaacademy.com/lesson-plan/the-journalist-101/
    https://simaacademy.com/lesson-plan/the-narrator-102/

  • Indigenous Wisdom

    25 items

    Discover the importance of conservation and indigenous knowledge in regeneration efforts, exploring the intrinsic relationship of ecosystems and human development.

  • Climate Resilience

    22 items

    Visit communities on the forefront of ecological sustainability, offering climate solutions through entrepreneurship, conservation and local and global partnerships.

  • Latin America Spotlight

    27 items

    Take a journey through Latin America and connect with stories of resilience, creativity and hope, where authenticity is always the main character.

  • Business For Good

    23 items

    Get inspired by stories of entrepreneurs using empathy as a source of innovation and re-defining success in business.

  • Being Human

    30 items

    Connect with stories and characters that remind us of our common humanity.

  • Regenerative Leadership

    39 items

    Connect with stories full of wisdom and determination that will inspire you towards a new leadership paradigm in harmony with our inner nature and the ecosystems we depend on.

  • Food and Agriculture

    14 items

    Visit communities on forefront of today’s food systems challenges and opportunities to support local economies and promote health, valued workforce, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability.

  • Youth Leadership

    19 items

    Meet inspiring young community leaders working to create a more equitable and sustainable world.

  • Tech For Good

    13 items

    Explore innovative advancements from around the globe and get inspired by the world of technological opportunity.

  • Human Rights

    36 items

    Explore films that address all 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

  • Journalism Without Borders

    11 items

    Get inspired by stories about journalism, freedom of expression and information.

  • Refugee Stories

    21 items

    Get a unique glimpse into the personal realities of refugees and undocumented immigrants around the world.

  • Mental Health

    22 items

    Explore intimate stories of people living with a mental illness and combating stigma and prejudice.

  • Art For Good

    16 items

    Discover bold and eye-opening stories that show the key role of art in peace and community building processes. Meet artists who engage with their art forms to create conversations, build bridges and be mirrors to the world we live in and the one we want to create.

  • Girls In Control

    22 items

    Experience stories of brave women fighting for a world where every girl has the right to be educated, respected, and heard and to choose her own future.

  • Racial Justice

    13 items

    Engage with our history and our present reality of racial injustice in order to create a new era of change.

  • LGBTQIA+ Stories

    15 items

    Get inspired by the stories and resilience of individuals overcoming inequalities based on cultural gender norms and prejudice.

  • Children's Rights

    18 items

    Explore films that address the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

  • India Spotlight

    16 items

    Travel to the most populous democracy in the world and get ready to experience the complexity of a land where structural injustices coexist with the most hopeful innovations.

  • Africa Spotlight

    23 items

    Discover stories from across the African continent that capture wisdom, resilience, creativity and beauty that remind us of our common humanity.