Only a Child is an omnibus animation short that gives shape and colour to Severn Suzuki's original speech at the UN Summit in Rio (1992): a child's desperate call to action for our planet's future.

David Suzuki, iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist delivers a 'last lecture' — what he describes as "a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die". The film interweaves the lecture with scenes from the places and events in Suzuki's life — creating a biography of ideas — forged by the major social, scientific and cultural events of the past 70 years.

Denizens of the British Columbia archipelago unite to protect their land.

In 1992, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, then only 12 years old, addressed the world at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Eighteen years have passed, but little visible progress has been made toward positive change on Earth. Severn spoke again, explaining that despite the ongoing environmental crisis, it is still possible to reverse the trend and move towards respecting biodiversity.