Climate

In the summer of 2021, two groups of young people from the climate-activist group Sunrise Movement, marched hundreds of miles–from to demand good jobs and a well-funded Civilian Climate Corps to fight the climate crisis. This is their story.

Sam Eilertsen & Nate Birnbaum | US | 18 min.

A behind-the-scenes look into the plight of the polar bear, Bare Existence focuses on the biologists on the front lines of protecting these animals as they battle against the effects of climate change threatening their existence.

Max Lowe | CA | 20 min.

As climate change erases the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on an island that’s been their family home for generations.

Sandra Winther | US | 22 min.

A group of international artists explore the Arctic island chain of Svalbard. Set against dramatic natural backdrops, the artists share their hopes, fears, and insights on encountering an environment undergoing radical change.

Brandon Holmes | US | 15 min.

A poetic meditation on Tuktoyaktuk (Tuk), an Indigenous community in the Arctic and one of the northernmost towns in the world. The film captures Tuk during one of the last summers before climate change forced Tuk’s coastal population to relocate to more habitable land.

Kyle Rosenbluth & Daniel Fradin | US | 24 min.

Meme Falchung, the oldest person in Kumik, has watched through the years as the glacier above his village melts away. Now, as Meme reaches the end of his life and the villagers of Kumik make plans to move their community, local monks have traveled to perform a prayer to ask for respite.

Taylor Graham | US | 3 min.

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Their goal is to use the power of storytelling to illuminate the way toward a better world, inspire millions of people to walk that path with us, and show that the time for action is now.