WHITECROSS resident Anita Sancha's concerns about climate change inspired her to put her fears into animation.

The resulting two-minute film, Home Sweet Home, imagines what the face of the world might be feeling in the light of the doom and gloom predictions facing humanity.

Having studied ecology to help understand her feelings about the state of the planet, Anita, aged 57, went on to start a short course in animation at Herefordshire College of Art and Design.

"After three weeks I realised I was going to take my plasticine home," she said.

The former art student, who had no film-making experience other than having worked, briefly, on John Ryan's legendary Captain Pugwash series in the early 1970s, needed to find a way of expressing her concerns.

"Anybody with a creative kink can probably apply that in different directions," Anita said.

"I learned so much. Having to repeat the process over and over again to capture images was a good way to learn."

The film took six weeks working flat out to complete and Anita is currently marketing it to schools as a platform for discussion.

"It would be great to get sponsorship in order to produce the 1,000 DVDs I want to send out," she said. Inquiries have come in from as far away as Spain and the film is being downloaded at a rate of 50 a day from Anita's website, www.anitasancha.co.uk Anita describes herself as "very dyslexic" and the medium of animation provides the perfect tool for spreading her message.

Anita, a member of Hereford Friends of the Earth, wants to make more campaigning films.

You can view Anita's film at www.herefordtimes.com