"The Shore Line is an open documentary project about rising sea levels and unchecked development that uses the coast as a thematic thread. We sought out people who are living along our global coast and confronting challenging situations with collective responses. I use the term open documentary (coined by Patricia Zimmerman and Helen De Michiel) because it’s a project that has an 'open narrative structure' and is also free and accessible to anybody with an internet connection. The creation of this documentary was collaborative, and many of the 42 short films within the project were developed by students or international filmmakers from nine different countries. 

"When you open up each chapter, there’s a soundscape, a series of films, interactive maps and data visualizations. And then we have a searchable database that is particularly important for teachers who might want a feature a particular country, topic or activity. And then we have action kits that feature classroom activities and social actions.

"I see the project as a multi-layered tool kit on climate literacy. It offers different ways to experience the material and different ways of learning and thinking." - Liz Miller

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