CLIMATE EPIPHANIES.
non-climate films.
Lean into climate by reclining into a movie
We’re curating a collection of kick-ass movies with surprising climate connections in their narratives.
We’ve included some climate conversation starters for each movie to support engagement with the stories, the characters, and the ideas.
Enjoy (and please share).
THE MOVIES
Street Gang (2021)
A lesson in combining research and entertainment to solve what seems impossible.
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
A story about the challenges of changing the system that’s captured you.
The Wind Rises (2013)
A fable of technology and its use for progress or corruption. Themes of loss, community, love.
Do the Right Thing (1989)
A painfully familiar exploration of extreme weather unleashing the worst in people.
Network (1976)
A classic about a system manipulating individuals until they can’t take it anymore.
King of Kong (2007)
A cautionary tale about getting swept up in competition and public recognition.
The lunchbox (2013)
A story of infrastructure connecting strangers and different generations providing each other perspective.
The MOSQUITO COAST (1986)
A journey into the literal and figurative jungle to rebuild society and the inevitable failures of charisma, privilege and power.
captains courageous (1937)
A coming-of-age tale of a young man lost at sea; rescued by the hard work and enlightening realities of a group of individuals often taken for granted.
WOMEN TALKING (2022)
A harrowing collection of perspectives that require the cooperation and support of each other to escape the life-threatening reality they all share.
We are not generating new climate narratives fast enough.
We need exponentially more stories with climate at their core.
We cannot afford to just wait for new climate content.
One simple solution is to view existing cinema though a climate lens
and actively mine it for insights and ideas.