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About the Project
What can a dedicated group of young people, a visionary scientist and school students working from their classrooms achieve in 100 days to halt the rampant destruction of Borneo’s forest and help save orangutans from extinction?
Rise of the Eco-Warriors is a new feature-length documentary that follows the journey of a group of passionate and adventurous young people as they leave their homes to spend 100 days in the jungles of Borneo. Their mission is to confront one of the great global challenges of our time: saving rainforests and endangered orangutans. Their task is enormous and the odds are against them – but they never give up.
Jojo and Juvi, two orphaned baby orangutans, are entrusted to their care and they must find a way to return them to their forest home. To do this, they need to build an orangutan rehabilitation centre and work with local communities to protect their forest. They start a reforestation nursery and create a musical education show for local schools. Under the guidance of their mentor, Dr Willie Smits, they introduce an innovative satellite-monitoring system called Earthwatchers and enlist the help of school students around the world. The system is put to the test when bulldozers move in and threaten a local community.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH TRAILER
The documentary will have a national cinema release from March 2014. We have already confirmed a number of cinemas across five states and are currently in discussions with many more throughout Australia. Rise of the Eco-Warriors cinema screenings are based on the number of requests we receive. If you want to take a group to a cinema near you, let us know via the survey below, and we will make it happen!
The film will also be available for screenings in your school later in the year, and you can book a visit by the director as part of a National Education Roadshow.
The DVD will be released in September and presents the film as 3 x 35min segments for viewing in your classroom.
The film comes with a free comprehensive study guide and is relevant to:
Geography 7–12; Science 7–12; History 10–12; Media 7–12
It is also relevant to cross-curriculum priorities – Sustainability, and Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.
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Your Thoughts
To find out how you can access this project and go into the draw to win a Microsoft Surface RT, including Microsoft Office, and free upgrade to Windows 8.1, please fill out this one-minute survey.
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Supporters
This project is supported by Microsoft Partners in Learning, TakingItGlobal, Geodan, Masarang Foundation, Canopy Indonesia, Garuda Airlines, Samsung, Screen Queensland, Hoodlum, 50/50, The Post Lounge, our private investors and philanthrophy partners.
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