Listening to the response from focus groups, educators and DEI leaders, it became clear that the COA should have a broader reach. Our team realized this impactful short film could serve as an educational companion and tool to aid teachers and students in classroom discussions about race and racism, and what to do about it.

Specifically, COA will become an educational tool to empower teachers in the classroom who want training and support materials to engage younger students in empathy-led discussions around hate speech. We believe this is needed now, more than ever.

The volunteer team of story developers and producers behind the award winning Black women filmmakers of Color of Autumn, is proud to announce our new distribution channel. We've joined forces with Planet Classroom to share Color of Autumn with a wider audience.

The Planet Classroom Network brings together writers, musicians, dancers, video game creators, filmmakers, learning innovators and emerging technologists from all over the world to entertain, educate and engage youth and to provide a rich cultural experience for all. The Planet Classroom Network is by youth for youth. Young people from around the world play a significant role in conceptualizing, creating, and producing the network’s vision and programming.