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=Allergy Planet, 2008= Director: Naomi Austin

The film focuses on why allergy prevalence is increasing at such a dramatic rate. Why are people from the modern world so much more likely to obtain allergies than their ancestors?

The most compelling part of the film for me was the child with the Netherton Syndrome whose hair was brittle, skin fell off, and had a wide range of allergies; however, it did not compel to make an environmental change but rather just allowed me to be aware of a problem.

For the most part, I really enjoyed the film. I thought that it used personal stories really well. To improve the educational aspect of the film for environmental purposes is to focus more on the air pollution aspect. A lot of the background information was focused on the biological details regarding the allergies or asthma patients. It talks a lot about how despite the huge amounts of time that has been put into research and development of solution, the problem is still prevalent and on the rise.

To improve the educational aspect of the film, I would focus less on the genetic differences of our ancestors and more on how we can make a difference when it comes to the harmful effects that we expose our bodies to. The biological reason is important but younger students will not have the resources to utilize all of the information in order to make a difference. I would not show this video to a K-6 class.

After watching the video, I was motivated to research the following topics:

Netherton Syndrome