KIDS FIRST! Film Festival/Hawaiʻi

KIDS TO THE RESCUE (11 films•Varied Age Groups)

Expired February 22, 2022 9:45 AM
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11 films in package
RED
(Ages 2-18) This is a story about a little girl who lives in a red world. but accidentally discovers other colors.
COOL THE CLIMATE
(Ages 3-8) Simon the Hippo and friends go on a song-filled adventure while learning about the world's changing climate, the role that carbon dioxide and methane play, and the good green habits we can all develop to help cool the climate.
SING FOR THE CLIMATE - MALTA EDITION
(Ages 3-18) San Andrea School launched a music video Sing For the Climate - Do It Now! as part of an international campaign launched by Belgian TV.
HOPPER'S DAY
(Ages 3-18) A cricket wants to achieve the dream in an abandoned quarry.
KIDS WHO SAVE THE WORLD: SAVING ENERGY
(Age 4-18) Join Max as he shows his favourite outdoor place and explains how his eco group can help save energy and protect the world from climate change.
MAGGIE MAE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL STORY
(Ages 4-18) A four-minute, family-friendly, musical animated film about Maggie Mae, a constant shopper who buys things she doesn’t need. When she gets buried in Styrofoam, tissue, and silly purchases, she learns to recycle and reuse.
PLANET BLUE - JOURNEY TO ECO
(Ages 4-8) While Wizard the Blue Dart Frog tries to find his new home and searches for his friend Frazzie the monkey, Toucan Petey and Blinky the Tree Frog walk through the rainforest, now bare from deforestation and wildfires.
BIRDTOPIA
(Ages 4-10) Four common city birds set out to save their homes from urban expansion. An Animated Storytelling project.
CRACKED
(Ages 5-18) A little girl lives in a village with her mother where water sources are dwindling. Drought affects her imagination, even her drawings. This little girl though, never loses hope. She tries to do as best she can, sacrificing for her beloved nature.
KIDS WHO SAVE THE WORLD: CLEAN AIR
(Ages 5-12) Follow Arya to Epping Forest and find out why trees are so important and what you can do to help reduce pollution and look after the natural world.
KIDS WHO SAVE THE WORLD: CLIMATE STRIKE
(Ages 5-12) Meet William, follow him to a climate strike, and find out why he is so passionate about urging the government to take care of our planet.
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11 films • 1h23m • Varied Age Groups

From the US, UK, Germany, Malta, Turkey, and China, animation and live-action shorts for kids who care about our planet. 

San Andrea School launched a music video Sing For the Climate - Do It Now! as part of an international campaign launched by Belgian TV presenter Nic Balthazar who presented the project to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aka The Paris Agreement (COP21).


Our official contribution as Malta is somewhat of a relaunch of this initiative as the world struggles out of Covid-19. This music video took a totally different dimension as Project Maleth kindly joined forces and offered to transmit this video LIVE from Outer Space from the International Space Centre. Maltese biomedical scientist Prof Joseph Borg conducted the first-ever Maltese biomedical research remotely using a Biocube. Our video was loaded on the same Biocube. The video was downlinked from the International Space Station and transmitted live on Saturday 18th September 2021.


Juror comments: This is adorable. I’m ready to hop on a plane to visit Malta. The adults and the children are all just brimming with positivity. The song is catchy in a way that leaves you humming it afterward.


Kudos to Nic Balthazar, Stef Kamil Carlens, director Matthew Muscat Drago and everyone at San Andrea School. What a great idea, beautifully executed. This music video is part of an international campaign launched by Belgian TV presenter Nic Balthazar who presented the project to the UN Convention on Climate Change and this production will be transmitted live from the ISS in September 2021.


Its message is simply - take care of our planet. Imagine what the world would be like if every school got behind saving our planet from climate change!


I give this short music video 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 3 to 16, plus adults. Reviewed by Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    3:28
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Malta
  • Director
    Nic Balthazar, Stef Kamil Carlens
  • Screenwriter
    Nic Balthazar, Stef Kamil Carlens
  • Producer
    David Micallef
  • Cast
    San Andrea School (MALTA), Jody Fiteni, Tez Saliba, Yazmin Helledie, Mark Micallef Costa, Grecia Bezzina, Nick O'Neill, Lenny Lopez, Rachael Tedesco Triccas
  • Cinematographer
    Matthew Muscat Drago
  • Music
    Jody Fiteni
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