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VENUS ASCENDING: GENDER EQUALITY & WATER

I enjoy the short film Venus Ascending: Gender Equality & Water because it taught me more about a subject I wasn't super familiar with. It's less than four minutes long, so I learned a lot in a short period of time.

In this short documentary made by high school students, the audience learns how water scarcity affects women's equality in third world countries in Asia and Africa since women and girls usually are assigned the responsibility for water collection and transport, often carrying up to five gallons a day an average of three miles. As a consequence, they often are unable to attend school or go to work.

I really like this short film and recommend it but I think it would be too complex or confusing for younger children. This documentary fascinated me and made me want to know more about how gender equality and water are connected. All of the information is well explained and analyzed. The majority of the videos appear to be stock footage and they are well selected. There are a lot of good transitions between the videos and they are pretty seamless. The image quality at times is somewhat unclear, but that doesn't detract from the film's intent. The music doesn't particularly stand out, but it does help set the tone for the film. It seems to be African in origin, but isn't credited, only that it is from purple-planet.com. There are no individual subjects in this documentary; there is a narrator, Alana Anantham, and she speaks clearly and softly so the video is easy to understand. The writer and producer is Asher Elias Anantham. The film made me realized how lucky I am to have access to clean water every day and never have to compromise my education or job just to live.

The film's message is kind of a call for governments to help provide clean water.

I give Venus Ascending: Gender Equality & Water 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 12, plus adults. By Katherine S., KIDS FIRST!

I enjoy the short film Venus Ascending: Gender Equality & Water because it taught me more about a subject I wasn't super familiar with. It's less than four minutes long, so I learned a lot in a short period of time.

In this short documentary made by high school students, the audience learns how water scarcity affects women's equality in third world countries in Asia and Africa since women and girls usually are assigned the responsibility for water collection and transport, often carrying up to five gallons a day an average of three miles. As a consequence, they often are unable to attend school or go to work.

I really like this short film and recommend it but I think it would be too complex or confusing for younger children. This documentary fascinated me and made me want to know more about how gender equality and water are connected. All of the information is well explained and analyzed. The majority of the videos appear to be stock footage and they are well selected. There are a lot of good transitions between the videos and they are pretty seamless. The image quality at times is somewhat unclear, but that doesn't detract from the film's intent. The music doesn't particularly stand out, but it does help set the tone for the film. It seems to be African in origin, but isn't credited, only that it is from purple-planet.com. There are no individual subjects in this documentary; there is a narrator, Alana Anantham, and she speaks clearly and softly so the video is easy to understand. The writer and producer is Asher Elias Anantham. The film made me realized how lucky I am to have access to clean water every day and never have to compromise my education or job just to live.

The film's message is kind of a call for governments to help provide clean water.

I give Venus Ascending: Gender Equality & Water 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 12, plus adults. By Katherine S., KIDS FIRST!

Water scarcity in the developing world has a disproportionate impact on woman and girls since they are predominantly assigned the responsibility for water collection and transport. As a consequence, they have to carry up to 5 gallons each day, on journeys averaging 3 miles, to fetch clean drinking water for their families. The most serious consequence of these several hour-long daily journeys is that they prevent women from working or going to school.