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            WATERBEAR                                                                                                              WATERBEAR
            rivers of hope                                                                                                         tide to nature





            Stories from remote areas in Bangladesh bring us close to the lives        Duration                                    After struggling to fit in the standard educational system, 15-year         Duration
            of families who are most vulnerable to climate shifts.                     1x15’                                       old Oliver Riley decides to leave school to be homeschooled.                1x10’
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            Bangladesh is a water country and life here is lived among the spaces between. Land is   Waterbear Original            With more time to develop his interests outside of studying, such as photography   Waterbear Original
            constantly being shifted and swallowed by water. Yet water means access to livelihood   YOP                            and surfing, Oli starts growing his confidence and developing a strong sense of self.   YOP
            and it means survival. Climate crisis is at our doorstep. These stories show the realities   2022                      As he grows older he nurtures a deeper connection with the nature surrounding his   2022
            and hardships of climate change on communities that are at the receiving end of the                                    home, in the stunning coastal town of St. Ives, situated at the edge of the UK on the   Definition
            crisis. Through the lives of Jalil, Krishna and Rasheeda and their families - people   Definition                      Atlantic Ocean. This bond empowers him to start shaping his life for the better and   HD
            elsewhere can learn to become climate resilient.                           HD                                          making positive changes to try and protect our shared home: Earth.






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