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Films that open minds. Lessons that stick.
World cinema, curated for your curriculum.
The Moment
What happens when you press play
A teacher selects a short film. The lights go down. For the next twenty minutes, the classroom disappears and students are somewhere else entirely: a school stage in Budapest, a dusty roadside in North Africa, a flooded home in Japan.
When the lights come back on, every hand goes up. Not because anyone told them to. Because they have something to say.
That moment is what YUSI is built around.
How It Works
Three steps. One unforgettable lesson.
Choose
Browse films by subject, theme, age group, or curriculum standard. Every title is pre-vetted and rights-cleared for classroom use.
Teach
Each film comes with a complete lesson package: teacher guide, pre-screening activities, discussion prompts, and vocabulary support.
Reflect
Students respond with structured journals, peer discussions, and creative projects. Teachers assess with built-in rubrics aligned to learning objectives.
For Every Role
Built for the whole school
For Students
Films that feel like experiences, not homework. Stories from around the world that make you think, feel, and want to talk about what you saw.
- Watch short films from 50+ countries
- Guided reflection journals
- Creative response projects
- Peer discussion tools
For Teachers
Every film comes ready to teach. No prep time wasted hunting for content, checking rights, or building lesson plans from scratch.
- Complete lesson packages per film
- Curriculum alignment guides
- Discussion facilitation frameworks
- Assessment rubrics included
For Schools
A managed, rights-cleared platform that advances media literacy and cultural understanding while meeting curriculum requirements.
- Institutional licensing, fully compliant
- Usage analytics and reporting
- Curriculum mapping dashboard
- Professional development resources
The Evidence
Cinema in education works.
The research is clear.
of teachers using film report increased student engagement and participation
BFI Screen Literacy Reporthigher knowledge retention when concepts are taught through narrative film vs. lecture alone
Hakkarainen & Vapalahti, 2011countries have integrated film literacy into national education frameworks
UNESCO Global Media Literacy Reportof students show improved critical thinking scores after structured film-based learning
CNC / Ecole et Cinema Program EvaluationDrawing on proven models: BFI Film Academy (UK), Ecole et Cinéma (France), Cinemateca Escolar (Portugal), the European Commission's Film Literacy Initiative, and the Doha Film Institute's education and outreach programmes.
"A well-chosen short does in twenty minutes
what a textbook can't do in a year.
It makes you care."
Take the Next Step
Make cinema the heart of your curriculum.
We are partnering with a select cohort of forward-thinking schools for our pilot programme. Be among the first educators to experience and help shape a new standard in visual learning.
Apply for the Pilot →Behind YUSI
Founder and Chief Education Officer
Aya Al Blouchi is a film producer and education specialist with over a decade of experience bridging cinema and youth development. As Senior Film Programmer and Youth Programmes Specialist at the Doha Film Institute, she built programmes that introduced thousands of young people to world cinema as a language for understanding the world. She founded YUSI to bring that transformative experience into every classroom.
Early Access
Join the beta
We're working with a small number of pilot schools to shape YUSI before launch. If you're an educator, administrator, or education official interested in bringing cinema into your curriculum, we'd love to hear from you.