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Kids Can Save the Planet - Season 1

Series: Kids Can Save the Planet
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Episodes
3
Rating
NRC
Year
2017
Language
English
Publisher
Video Project

About

Dylan is a young filmmaker who took on a journey to learn all about plastic pollution and how it affects the planet. The success of his first film led him to create a series from a kid's perspective about environmental issues our planet is facing. His goal is to reach kids worldwide through the power of film and show them that they are not powerless, and that their daily actions will affect our future. Kids can make a difference!

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Episodes

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1. Plastic is Forever

19m

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What happens when you throw plastic away? Dylan D'Haeze, a 13-year-old filmmaker from the San Juan Islands, decides to find out by following plastic trash to its end source, which is the ocean. As the "downhill to everything", that great blue expanse serves as an unintentional dumping ground and a transportation system as countless pieces of plastic debris wash up on shores around the world. Marine life often ingest plastic debris which ends up affecting human health as those creatures end up on dinner plates. The film also explores the history of plastics and how they came into wider use due to World War 2 as well as the science of plastics, which breaks down the fact that they simply do not break down in nature. Dylan emphasizes how fellow kids can help make a difference in a world that is increasingly dependent on plastic.

2. Tipping Point

26m

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There is one issue that unites us all no matter what part of the world you live in: climate change. But what is climate change? What is being done about it? And what can you do to help? In "Tipping Point", 13-year-old filmmaker Dylan D'Haeze explores the ways in which humans have impacted the planet from the greenhouse effect causing ocean acidification to how industrial farming creates more methane. The film also goes over recent, drastic fluctuations in weather as well what is being neglected when those in charge turn a blind eye in order to increase profits for corporations. It's a multi-faceted look at the issues from a kid's perspective! Join us on this epic journey through an issue that is of grave importance to your generation and future generations.

3. Everything Connects

35m

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14-year-old filmmaker Dylan D'Haeze explores how communities can develop zero waste strategies and looks at building a sustainable lifestyle for today and for future generations. Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, advances in technological innovation lead to large population booms, which have lead to intense harvesting of environmental resources faster than they can be regenerated. More waste builds up as more resources are burned through, and pollutants from that waste infect the very earth we use for resources. But hope can be found in the form of sustainable living. Whether it's something small like recycling or going meat free for a day, the film covers the various forms of sustainability on an individual level. Once you watch this documentary, you'll gain a better understanding about how everything we do affects the planet. And how the actions of others are affecting your life. It shows kids how everything we do in our daily lives affects the planet, and how we can change our habits to help save the planet and have a sustainable future. Kids can make a difference!

Extended Details

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Artists

Dylan D'Haezedirector
Dylan D'Haezeactor