The Opposites Game

A classroom erupts into a war of words as students grapple with a seemingly simple prompt: what is the opposite of a gun?

A TED-Ed Production
A film by Anna Samo & Lisa LaBracio
A poem by Brandan Constantine
Performed by Brandan Constantine
Animation & Design by Anna Samo and Lisa LaBracio
Sound design by Weston Fonger
Produced by Gerta Xhelo

Associate Producer: Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer: Alex Rosenthal
Executive Creative Director: Logan Smalley
Executive Producer: Stephanie Lo
Producer: Sarah Kay

Special Thanks: Jessica Ruby & Tom Bergmann

This animation is part of TED-Ed's series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings. Check out the full series at http://bit.ly/TEDEdTheresAPoemForThat.

Cast: Lisa LaBracio, ANNA SAMO and TED-Ed Animation

Tags: animation, handmade, gun violence, guns, poetry, emily dickinson, brendan constantine, stop motion, teded, ted, tededucation, poem, education and classroom