Coral Reef Restoration

1ST RUNNER UP: YOUNG FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE COMPETITION - AGES 13-17

In my short life of 16 years, climate change, declining water quality, overfishing, pollution, and unsustainable coastal development have decimated up to 15% of the world’s coral reefs. In my short film “Coral Reef Restoration,” I demonstrate four simple steps to do something about it.

Director Biography – Asa Miller

Asa Miller is a sophomore at Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School in Scarsdale, New York. He is a coral reef restoration specialist, diver, and filmmaker of international renown, particularly for his work and research in his homeland Cuba. Asa studies piano at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale, NY, under Maxim Pakhomov of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Asa also plays lacrosse year-round, starting at midfield for his high school’s varsity team, his club team True Lacrosse Westchester, and Israel’s U18 national team. Asa has a Bluetick Coonhound named Luna and a Southern painted turtle named Turtle.