Films BYkids pairs teenagers from diverse cultures with accomplished filmmakers to create short personal documentaries that encourage understanding about universal issues and help foster empathy and global citizenry. Ashley Judd serves as series narrator, introducing each 30-minute film. The series is a collaboration between The WNET Group and the non-profit, BYkids.
Seeds of Life
Season 4 Episode 402 | 26m 46s | CC
Diya Payal, a 14-year-old from India, developed an interest in plant biodiversity as a child. Mentored by filmmaker Camilla Becket, Diya explores how climate change and industrial agriculture are threatening plant species. She shines a light on sustainable agriculture and examines the ways in which food, family and farming are connected to her to piritual relationship with the natural world.
