Environmental Short Films (ENGL 1102, Georgia State University, Fall 2023)

Over the course of this semester, my ENGL 1103 students studied examples of climate storytelling, both fictional and nonfictional, in order to consider the question of whether and how narrative can intervene in or shape serious conversations about climate change and help us envision the future. The objective of the short film assignment was to develop students’ critical thinking, research, storytelling, and visual communication skills by applying them to the collaborative creation of a short film (8-10 minutes) on a local climate impact or environmental issue of their choice. These films, like the texts that inspired them, could be documentaries or mockumentaries, so long as they effectively conveyed the importance of the issue students had chosen and its impact on the Atlanta area or the surrounding region. 

Here are a few examples of their productions: