Slater Jewell-Kemker Explained

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]

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]

Jewell-Kemker traveled around the world as a climate activist since she was 14 years old,[7] and captured the voices of young people concerned about climate change.[8] The film follows the growth of the environmentalist network over 12 years.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Restauri. Denise. 'An Inconvenient Youth' Tells The Truth About Climate Change. 2022-01-15. Forbes. en.
  2. News: Chang . Charis . 2019-11-01 . Slater Jewell-Kemker documents the rise of the youth climate movement . news.com.au . 2022-10-17.
  3. Web site: Ramirez . Rachel . Mahtani . Melissa . 2021-09-04 . Young people rally at climate protests around the world . 2022-10-18 . CNN . en.
  4. Web site: Lock . Helen . 2021-09-21 . Meet the Young Filmmaker Who's Spent 12 Years Documenting the Youth Climate Movement . 2022-10-20 . Global Citizen . en.
  5. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tiff-announces-its-top-10-canadian-films-of-2014-1.2857461 "TIFF announces its top 10 Canadian films of 2014"
  6. Web site: Angela. Dewan. Aditi. Sangal. Isabelle. Jani-Friend. Melissa. Mahtani. Meg. Wagner. 2021-09-24. For years, this activist chronicled the frontlines of the youth climate movement. 2021-11-26. CNN. en.
  7. Web site: Youth Unstoppable Limits of the Imagination Film Series. 2021-07-13. intersections.psu.edu.
  8. Web site: Youth Unstoppable: The Rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement. 2021-07-13. San Francisco Green Film Festival. en.
  9. Web site: Youth Unstoppable. 2021-07-13. Environmental Film Festival. en-US.

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