Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This short film offers a portrait of the Isle de Jean Charles, a tiny island deep in the bayous of Southern Louisiana. The film explores the changes taking place on the island through the lives of two residents whose families are facing a future where rising seas, coastal erosion and storms are threatening to wash their home away. Want to learn more? Check out the accompanying lesson plan to this film: globalonenessproject.org/resources/lesson-plans/vanishing-island