Student Video Contest

We now live in a world of over 7 billion people and demographers expect us to reach 9 billion by mid-century.

Human population growth exacerbates many of the innumerable challenges facing our global society.

Taking on these complex challenges and finding solutions will require understanding, cooperation and creativity.

Create a short video – up to 60 seconds – about human population growth that highlights one of the following global challenges: Promoting Environmental Justice, Strengthening Global Health, Re-Imagining Industrial Systems. All videos must include:

a) how population growth impacts the issue

b) at least one idea for a sustainable solution

Consider narrowing your focus by concentrating on a subtheme within your topic. Possible subthemes include:

Promoting Environmental Justice – Food deserts, climate migrants, placement of hazardous waste sites, effects of the fossil fuel industry, redlining, mistreatment of indigenous peoples and land, environmental racism
Strengthening Global Health – Access to health care, pandemics and emergency response, disease spread (zoonotic and vector-borne), maternal health, sanitation, health effects of environmental pollution
Re-Imagining Industrial Systems – Procurement of raw materials, waste management, brownfields/CAFOs, energy production, production/distribution of consumer goods, occupational health and safety

The 2020-2021 contest is open for submissions from September 1, 2020 through February 25, 2021.

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Checklist

Before submitting your video use this checklist to make sure you have followed all the
rules and guidelines of the World of 7 Billion video contest.

Title Screen including the Lead Producer’s name, School name, School city, state, Title of video, Total running time (not including the 5-second title screen)

Does your video connect population to your global challenge?

Does your video offer at least one sustainable solution?

Is your video 60 seconds or less (not including the title screen)?

Did you check for typos on any text that appears in your video?

Did you check if the images you used are under copyright?

Did you check if the music you used is royalty-free?

Does your audio work?

Did you keep a copy of the list of sources used in your video?