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Lowland Kids

Sandra Winther · USA · Documentary · 22 min · 30K views

Directed by Sandra Winther · 2019

As rising seas swallow the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers living on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on the island their family has called home for generations.

An intimate, beautifully shot portrait of two teenagers clinging to a vanishing island, the only home they've ever known.

As climate change erases the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on an island that's been their family home for generations. The Audience Award Winner at Palm Springs Shortfest.

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