We invite you to the Humanity Rising Spring 2026 Virtual Film Festival! 🎬

🗓️ Sunday, May 17, 2026 - 6pm-8pm CST
📍Hosted in the Humanity Rising 3D Metaverse Theater
🧠 In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month

Watch powerful student-created short films that shine a light on courage, compassion, resilience, kindness, unity, and the best of humanity.

🎞️ Watch the finalists
🗳️ Vote LIVE for the Audience Choice Award
🌟 Special Guest Feature: Chris Hyde, Director of Voices With Impact (VWI), will be joining us at the festival! VWI is a mental health short film festival that funds and screens short films made by filmmakers with lived experience of mental health challenges. Learn more about their incredible work at the event!

To earn service-learning hours, students must:
✅ Attend the event
✅ Complete the post-event survey after the festival

One story can change the world. Come support young filmmakers using storytelling to create empathy, connection, and change.