Brighter Future Film Festival
How will the water crisis affect our generation?
We challenge you to learn about how our water system works, to analyze the causes and impacts of the water crisis, and to discover innovations and potential solutions to this crisis.
Film entries are due on October 22, 2015, and the Film Festival will premiere on November 15, 2015, at Warnors Theater in Fresno.
Prizes include cash, cameras and more! Winning videos will be shown at the red carpet Premiere and on local television. Let’s show people what we think about the water crisis and what we want in our future.
Brighter Future Film Festival topics:
· How does our water system work? (Central Valley aquifer, dams and canals, city water systems, and Kings, San Joaquin and Merced Rivers)
· What are causes, impacts and potential solutions to the water crisis?
· What can families and communities do to save water?
· How does climate change affect our water crisis?
· What public policies will guide us to a sustainable future with enough water?
We will:
1. Learn about the water system and the risks and potential solutions to the water crisis.
2. Express our concerns, discoveries and creative ideas about a critical problem for our generation.
3. Educate our peers and the public about the water crisis and what we can do about it.
Consider different points of view on the causes & solutions to the water crisis:
1. Farmers
2. Environmentalists
3. Native Americans
4. Families and businesses
5. Government agencies
6. Innovators and entrepreneurs
7. Farm workers
Mostly, consider what this crisis means to you and our generation!
The Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership (ACEL) is a public charter high school in downtown Fresno. Education at ACEL emphasizes the application of academic knowledge and skills through service projects, which develop leadership and civic responsibility by serving the community. ACEL is one of 13 high schools in the state to earn the Civic Learning Award of Distinction, the first in Fresno County, from the CA Task Force on K-12 Civic Learning. See our website; www.acelfresno.org
How will the water crisis affect our generation?
We challenge you to learn about how our water system works, to analyze the causes and impacts of the water crisis, and to discover innovations and potential solutions to this crisis.
Film entries are due on October 22, 2015, and the Film Festival will premiere on November 15, 2015, at Warnors Theater in Fresno.
Prizes include cash, cameras and more! Winning videos will be shown at the red carpet Premiere and on local television. Let’s show people what we think about the water crisis and what we want in our future.
Brighter Future Film Festival topics:
· How does our water system work? (Central Valley aquifer, dams and canals, city water systems, and Kings, San Joaquin and Merced Rivers)
· What are causes, impacts and potential solutions to the water crisis?
· What can families and communities do to save water?
· How does climate change affect our water crisis?
· What public policies will guide us to a sustainable future with enough water?
We will:
1. Learn about the water system and the risks and potential solutions to the water crisis.
2. Express our concerns, discoveries and creative ideas about a critical problem for our generation.
3. Educate our peers and the public about the water crisis and what we can do about it.
Consider different points of view on the causes & solutions to the water crisis:
1. Farmers
2. Environmentalists
3. Native Americans
4. Families and businesses
5. Government agencies
6. Innovators and entrepreneurs
7. Farm workers
Mostly, consider what this crisis means to you and our generation!
The Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership (ACEL) is a public charter high school in downtown Fresno. Education at ACEL emphasizes the application of academic knowledge and skills through service projects, which develop leadership and civic responsibility by serving the community. ACEL is one of 13 high schools in the state to earn the Civic Learning Award of Distinction, the first in Fresno County, from the CA Task Force on K-12 Civic Learning. See our website; www.acelfresno.org