Earth-Q (2016)

In 2015, Nepal was struck by a devastating series of earthquakes that left around 9,000 dead and three million people homeless. 50,000 classrooms were either destroyed or damaged putting the future aspirations of a generation of children at serious risk. Within a month after the earthquake, CEO of Australian charity the Logged On Foundation, went to Nepal to help seven schools affected by the disaster. The film documents the impact the disaster has had on rural communities and the struggles they now face to provide a quality education for their children. It also portrays a country that was faced not only with the challenge of rebuilding after a disaster, but with the political strife that followed with the introduction of Nepal's first Constitution which plunged the country into deeper economic turmoil and delayed efforts to rebuild. Earth-Q is a journey through the beauty of the Himalayan region of Nepal, a celebration of the welcoming nature and selflessness of its people, and a witness to the heart-wrenching appeals of teachers and parents for help to get their children out of tents and tin shelters into proper classrooms.