NextGen Activists
NextGen Activists Playlist
Youth activists around the world are fighting to protect the planet, and their future. This collection of films highlights their work, and offers inspiration to take action now!
Youth Unstoppable
A film 11 years in the making, Youth Unstoppable documents the struggles and events of the largely unseen and misunderstood Global Youth Climate Movement. At age 15, filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker began attending environmental summits, camera in hand, wide-eyed and ready to make a difference. Unstoppable shows us a powerful vision for the future of our planet and the young people who will lead us there.
2021 | Slater Jewell-Kemker | CA | 89 min | Free to Watch
Humanity Has Not Yet Failed
In this refreshing and fun animated-short, climate activist Greta Thunberg juxtaposes the absurdity of political inaction with the straightforward high-stakes of the climate emergency. Playful and poignant, the film pits a ludicrous status quo against the clear-eyed activism necessary to shift the balance of power and create a sustainable, just and equitable world.
2021 | Norma V. Toraya, Jared P. Scott | DE | 8 min | Free to Watch
Generation on Fire
For decades, the American political system has seemed incapable of taking on climate change at the scale necessary to address the growing crisis. In November 2018 the youth-led organization Sunrise Movement and the youngest Congresswoman-elect in history, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez occupied Nancy Pelosi’s office. Their demand: a “Green New Deal”. It set off a firestorm, birthing both an ascendent political movement and intense opposition. Generation Green New Deal looks at the revolutionary political idea and the people behind it.
2020 | Sam Eilertsen | US | 24 min | Free to Watch
It’s Our Future
Follows middle and high school students and teachers in Brooklyn, New York who participate in the National Wildlife Federation’s Resilient Schools Consortium (RiSC) – a program that educates youth about climate science, climate impacts, and resilience strategies.
Featuring a bonus Q&A recording from the DCEFF 2021 Festival!
2020 | US | 9 min | Free to watch
Eve
An intimate story of a 9 year old girl called Eve, living in one of the oldest off grid communities in the UK. Following her journey returning to school and becoming a young climate activist. Her story encapsulates the human complexity of navigating the environmental crisis and what moving to live off grid really means for a UK family.
2021 | Joya Berrow & Lucy Jane | GB | 21 min | Free to Watch
