"No Time to Waste" tied for first place in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest at the elementary school level. Winners received $100 to keep + $100 to donate to a sustainability non-profit.
This 3-minute film is by Lydia An, Aaliya Baig, Mia Cinkler, Sydney Groh, Elizabeth Katsov, Dylan Knight, Grace Lisy, Carmen Lozano, Aleksandra Parobi, Iliana Rustandi, Julia Tita and Tyler Ubert. Young Filmmakers attend Grade 5, Dryden Elementary School in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Through joyful poetry, drawings, song and dance, this group of 5th grade students created a message around the quotation from Greta Thunberg: “You’re never too small to make a difference.”
The group demonstrates abundant ways to make a small impact, from repurposing old crayons to tossing lunch scraps into a compost barrel. On a green screen behind, vibrant digital drawings illustrate the content while beautiful paper cut-out drawings reinforce the message to recycle, reuse, compost, walk and bike.
Stay tuned for Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.
This event is brought to you by Kohl Children's Museum and One Earth Film Fest/Green Community Connections.
