Slater Jewell-Kemker (born 1992) is an American-Canadian filmmaker and climate activist.[1] She was born in Los Angeles, California, and has been making films since six years old. Jewell-Kemker first became interested in climate change at age 13.[2] When she was 15 years old, she began production on An Inconvenient Youth (2012), chronicling the rise of the global youth climate movement.[3] The same topic was portrayed in her film Youth Unstoppable (2018), which Jewell-Kemker worked on for 12 years.[4]
In 2013, she completed a program at the Canadian Film Centre, elaborating the short film Alice (2013). Her 2014 short film Still was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2014.[5]
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"Youth Unstoppable" Director and climate change activist Slater Jewell-Kemker on "CNN Newsroom"
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Youth Unstoppable
Youth Unstoppable is a 2018 Canadian documentary film, directed by Slater Jewell-Kemker, that portrays the rise of the global youth climate movement.[6][7]
Jewell-Kemker traveled around the world as a climate activist since she was 14 years old,[8] and captured the voices of young people concerned about climate change.[9] The film follows the growth of the environmentalist network over 12 years.[10]
References
- ^ Restauri, Denise. "'An Inconvenient Youth' Tells The Truth About Climate Change". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ Chang, Charis (2019-11-01). "Slater Jewell-Kemker documents the rise of the youth climate movement". news.com.au. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ Ramirez, Rachel; Mahtani, Melissa (2021-09-04). "Young people rally at climate protests around the world". CNN. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ Lock, Helen (2021-09-21). "Meet the Young Filmmaker Who's Spent 12 Years Documenting the Youth Climate Movement". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "TIFF announces its top 10 Canadian films of 2014". CBC News, December 2, 2014.
- ^ Dewan, Angela; Sangal, Aditi; Jani-Friend, Isabelle; Mahtani, Melissa; Wagner, Meg (2021-09-24). "For years, this activist chronicled the frontlines of the youth climate movement". CNN. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Youth Unstoppable" Director and climate change activist Slater Jewell-Kemker on "CNN Newsroom", retrieved 2021-11-26
- ^ "Youth Unstoppable | Limits of the Imagination Film Series". intersections.psu.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement". San Francisco Green Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Youth Unstoppable". Environmental Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
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