Protecting Our Planet - I'm Betting on Iceland

199215 min 3 secFilm: Documentary, Children's film

Direction: Julie Stanfel

Production: Julie StanfelFloyd Elliott

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the International Council for Educational Media.

Silja, who is from Norway, is visiting relatives in Iceland. She discovers a barren land. Through joining in with a tree planting project in which her cousin and his classmates are engaged, Silja learns the importance of tending to the environment as an ongoing responsibility.

Subject categories

  • Environment and Conservation > Rain Forests
  • Foreign Countries > Scandinavia
  • Plants > Trees and Forests

Credits

director
Julie Stanfel
producer
Julie Stanfel
executive producer
Floyd Elliott
narrator
Liza Hull

Awards

  • Bronze Apple Award - Category: Environmental Issues / High SchoolNational Educational Media Network Competition