Documentary process

From September 2021 until May 2022 I have been working on this documentary about sustainable living. It was not only a project for my audience, but a transformative process for myself as well. I researched what sustainable living meant for me, and it completely changed my view on the topic. I dare say I have become less judgemental towards people with different approaches to sustainability and grew more compassionate towards people who struggle to make their lives more sustainable. I learned to embrace the power of openness about struggling myself, and how this can be the perfect way to start an honest conversation.

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The documentary is made for high school students. First of all, because they are the generation who will have to deal with climate change the most. And secondly because I believe it is important to inspire young people and in return listen to their ideas, fears and courage. With a background in education, working with young people, will always be important and inspiring to me.

 

Around the documentary I also created a lesson plan which can be used around my film in high school lessons. If you want to use this, please send me a message!

 

To give an insight in my research, the process and the making-off of my documentary, I created a research video halfway through the process that can be found on the right. In June 2022 the final documentation of my entire research process will be available on this page.

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The Documentary premiered on 9th May 2022 with two guests (Bas van den Berg & Marije van Bommel) that interviewed me about my film and process, and many amazing questions from the audience. It was a very special night, that I will remember for a long time.

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Below you can download my position paper (Bachelor thesis that provided the theoretical background of my research process) and find the Instagram page of the documentary to keep you up-to-date!