Joplin student wins top prize for film “Plastic Bags”
Nathan Goswick, at Joplin High School student, won the top high school prize in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest for his film “Plastic Bags.”
The prize at the high school level is $350 plus a $350 matching gift that he will donate to the group Plastic Oceans.
Nathan’s fast-paced, concise message is a simple one: bring a tote and recycle any stray plastic bags you see. He conveys this through inventive editing and sound in his three-minute film.
With a sense of urgency, he questions how we let 100 billion plastic bags being thrown away each year with only 0.6% recycled? Images swipe across the screen to keep his message moving apace.
“I care deeply about our environment, as well as have a passion for video,” Nathan stated.
“Plastic Bags” was just one of 196 total submissions from students ages 8 to 25 this year. Entries flow in from across the country all year with an early January deadline. Then a jury of 19 filmmakers and environmental activists review the films to arrive at finalists and prize-winning films.
These top films will premiere as a part of the One Earth Film Festival at the awards event Saturday, March 7 at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago.
Here is the link to the youtube. https://youtu.be/25FUVOZDOK0