US/UK | 5 min | 2023 | English Dialogue
Dewmini
Synopsis
When Dewmini’s family tried to pull her out of school and send her away to work, the 12-year-old taught herself to garden, discovered a passion for climate advocacy and transformed her family’s future.
Credit
written & directed by SIQI SONG
voice by FREIDA PINTO, PRAJAKTA KOLI, ADHIR KALYAN
music by LUCIE TREACHER
series Directed by MARTHA ADAMS
produced by NEXUS STUDIOS
stop motion animation by SECOND HOME STUDIOS
executive producers BRENDA CHAPMAN, JILL CULTON
FIlm Stills
She Creates Change
She Creates Change is a series of six animated shorts with accompanying live action mini documentaries that feature the narratives of six courageous young women from historically low-income communities in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Vietnam. The series, produced by award-winning entertainment company Nexus Studios, portrays how each girl confronts challenges unique to her life — such as harassment, food scarcity or early marriage — along with the life skills she uses to advocate for herself and her future. The stories address topics including climate justice, financial literacy, discrimination, menstruation and sexual harassment.
She Creates Change will be available in dozens of languages — starting with English, Spanish, and Hindi — and distributed throughout the world, through Room to Read programs and in partnership with community organizations and governments. Curriculum packages that align with the stories presented, based on Room to Read’s comprehensive seven-year Girls’ Education Program curriculum, will be provided online, through broadcast media and in-person programming.
All six stories from the She Creates Change film series premiered on Warner Bros. Discovery Channel across Asia on March 8, 2024, in celebration of the International Women’s Day.
