MY HERO International Film Festival Public Voting: Dan Eldon Activist Award

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Dan Eldon Public Voting Activist Award

Credit: MY HERO

Great classroom activity to explore the theme of heroism after viewing the short finalist films on this page.

Recommended for High School Students: Activist Films (Total Running Time: 31 minutes)

Recommended for Middle School Students: Youth Activist Films (Total Running Time 11 minutes)

YOU MAY ONLY VOTE FOR ONE FILM IN EACH CATEGORY

After watching each film, click this link below or the image above to cast your vote for your favorite film in one or each category!

Dan Eldon Activist Award Ballot

The Voting period is October 20 - November 9

Film Discussion Questions to Consider After Viewing Films:

How does this film relate to heroism?
Who is the hero or heroic organization in this film?
What is the issue raised in the film?
Does this film motivate you to take action about an issue?
Does the film elicit an emotional response?

Criteria for Judging Short Hero Films is Included in the Teachers Guide Link After the Films.

Finalist Activist Films: Recommended for High School Students

The Story We Want - Episode 1 - Coal and Climate

Dayna Reggero

Dayna Reggero traveled across America to listen to ordinary women who are confronting fossil fuel industries, climate change impacts, and a culture of extraction.

Águilas/Eagles [Trailer]

Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre

"Along the scorching southern desert border in Arizona, it is estimated that only one out of every five missing migrants are ever found...

A Way Forward

Isaac Seigel-Boettner

A Way Forward tells the story of how something as simple as two wheels empowered these incredible young women to pursue their own dreams.

Matagi Mālohi: Strong Winds

Forest Woodward, Canyon Woodward, Aidan Haley

We need to be the strong winds, that Matagi Mālohi, that bring the change our people need to see.

Sparrow Society

Freddie Reed

Sparrow Society teach women around Cape Town to be their own boss, sewing bags and other items for major brands.

Rigoberta Menchú: Daughter of the Maya

Dawn Engle

The story of an unlikely hero, a poor indigenous Maya girl living in a remote section of Guatemala, who survived a genocide and became a voice for her people worldwide.

Rainforest Action

Will Parrinello

In 2020 Nemonte received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize and was named to Time Magazine’s Top 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Youth Activist Finalists: Recommended for Middle School Students

5400 Children

Morgen Arguelles

A strong statement about child separation at the U.S. / Mexico border and its impact on knowledgeable youth that are watching its government's policies in action.