Want to Save the Earth? Make a Film!

Published by Elaine Robbins on April 1, 2021

Earth Day will be here this month! What will you do for the earth this year?

Here’s one cool idea: Make a five-minute film about women and the environment that creates impact in the world. The ConnectHER Film Festival’s $2,500 Green IS Environmental Film Award, sponsored by the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, recognizes a short film that shines a light on an environmental issue that impacts women and girls globally—and focuses on a solution.

Do you know of a local woman environmental hero who inspires you? Or a woman-led sustainability initiative worth sharing?

Here are 3 ideas to get your brainstorming started:

Check out these amazing women environmental leaders. Who is the next Jane Goodall or Vanessa Nakate in your community? Many of this year’s Goldman Prize winners are women.

Get inspired by these visual and written word environmental storytellers.

Learn more about women and the environment at Project Drawdown, Women Deliver, and Global Greengrants.

For inspiration, check out two previous Green IS Award-winning films, The Ripple Effect and The Girls of the Desert.

The deadline is June 15, 2021, so you still have time to make your film!

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