To mark World Environment Day on 5 June, we invite you to discover Soc Aigua, an animated short film that helps children understand the effects of climate change on freshwater ecosystems and everything that depends on them through a story told from an ecofeminist perspective.
This six-minute animated short is an educational and poetic story created especially for children, explaining how climate change affects water and the world around us.
The story follows the journey of a small drop of water that falls from a cloud and meets a young girl. Together, they embark on an adventure that explores, in a visual and engaging way, the effects of climate change on inland aquatic ecosystems, including drought, pollution and biodiversity loss. The film also incorporates an ecofeminist perspective, highlighting the role of women in science and environmental protection.
The short film (a production by La Cancan) was created by the Gender and Science Group of the Iberian Association of Limnology, which includes three researchers from CEAB-CSIC, in collaboration with illustrator Roser Cussó and the University of Girona. This joint effort has helped translate complex scientific concepts into an accessible and engaging language for young audiences. The project was supported by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) through the Joan Oró 2024 Call.
Soc Aigua aims to spark curiosity, awareness and commitment among younger generations around one of today’s major challenges: protecting water and the ecosystems that depend on it.
The film is an educational resource that complements other materials previously developed by the group in Catalan and Spanish, available through this link.
It has been selected for more than 30 international film festivals across the Americas, Europe and Australia, and has received three awards: Best Animation Short Film at the Braga Science Film Festival (Portugal), Best Animated Short Film 2025 at ViaNatur Fest (Spain), and Best Short Film 2025 at Scinema (Australia).
The film forms part of a broader collection of educational resources developed by the Gender and Science Group to promote scientific literacy and environmental awareness among younger generations.
