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March 16 @ 16:00 - 17:30
All the films address the impact the climate crisis is having on our young people with refreshing, diverse and solutions-based perspectives as well as well as the stark situation faced by scientists who, unheard by government, are now taking to the streets.
#ClimateScam? (40 minutes)
As the world faces increasingly devastating climate-related disasters, why do so many people believe that climate change is all a hoax? This is the question that Jaz Njie, a young hairdresser and tech-savvy Gen Z-er, sets out to discover in the new film, #ClimateScam?. In this documentary, produced by award-winning charity Cornwall Climate Care, Jaz swaps her scissors for a microphone as she goes out to the homes of climate scientists, climate sceptics and climate activists, getting to know the real people behind the often angry headlines.
Climate Anxiety (17 minutes)
A Cambridge Moviemakers film directed by John Yates. As the climate crisis unfolds, young people fear for their future. In this short film young people, parents and professionals discuss their experiences of climate anxiety and how they deal with it.
Plan Z: From Labcoats to handcuffs (24 minutes)
Are scientists doing enough to sound the alarm about climate breakdown? Plan Z traces the motivations of British researchers who’ve turned to civil disobedience to warn the public directly, risking arrest, a criminal record and their professional reputations. When the UK government pledges to ‘max out’ oil and gas extraction, the lives of psychology professor Colin, microbiologist Abi and ecologist Aaron collide outside the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), where they and six others are arrested for causing alleged criminal damage. But who are the real climate criminals? As restrictions on protest tighten, will scientists retreat to their laboratories or will more stand up than ever before? A window into the world of reluctant activism, Plan Z explores the moral power of protest when established routes of influence fail.
Green Screen: #ClimateScam?, Climate Anxiety and Plan Z: From Labcoats to Handcuffs, The Little Theatre Cinema, 16 March, 4pm, £10.