Slater Jewell-Kemker (born 1992) is an American-Canadian filmmaker and climate activist.[1] She was born in Los Angeles, California, and has been making films since six years old. Jewell-Kemker first became interested in climate change at age 13.[2] When she was 15 years old, she began production on An Inconvenient Youth (2012), chronicling the rise of the global youth climate movement.[3] The same topic was portrayed in her film Youth Unstoppable (2018), which Jewell-Kemker worked on for 12 years.[4]
In 2013, she completed a program at the Canadian Film Centre, elaborating the short film Alice (2013). Her 2014 short film Still was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2014.[5]
Youth Unstoppable
Youth Unstoppable is a 2018 Canadian documentary film, directed by Slater Jewell-Kemker, that portrays the rise of the global youth climate movement.[6][7]
Jewell-Kemker traveled around the world as a climate activist since she was 14 years old,[8] and captured the voices of young people concerned about climate change.[9] The film follows the growth of the environmentalist network over 12 years.[10]