We believe that the transformational power of storytelling is one of the greatest tools we have to accelerate climate action at scale.  Our work serves as a pathway for climate storytellers, organizers, and the broader storytelling ecosystem; moving away from centering ourselves, to disrupting unjust power structures, and ensuring that both organizers and storytellers have the resources, access, and capacity to do the work.

We build bridges, foster collaboration, and seek to be a trusted hub and thought partner for climate storytellers and organizers, recognizing our privilege and power, bringing innovation and opportunity to the overall ecosystem, and ensuring that we are contributing to an equitable, intersectional, and multidisciplinary approach to addressing the climate crisis through the power of storytelling.

impact initiatives

Film in the Field

Building off of our learnings from our impact work with Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral and consolidating feedback and interest across the field, we launched Film in the Field as a pilot program in partnership with the Southeast Climate & Energy Network (SCEN). Our goal was to test a scalable model that supports the use of climate storytelling, beyond our own films, to mobilize new audiences, drive climate action and create lasting change. Since the launch, we have granted 7 grassroots organizations with funding and resources to use film as a tool for their organizing. In 2022 the Film in the Field program will continue to engage organizers in the US South and beyond.

Climate Story Lab

In commitment to our existing relationships and to building capacity for climate storytelling in the US South, we planned a Climate Story Lab US-South the week of April 26, 2021. We secured partnerships with regional stakeholders New Orleans Film Society and the Southeast Climate and Energy Network and accepted 7 storytelling projects from the South to workshop during the Lab. Each day explored different themes, including intersectionality, power, impact, and equitable funding models. The Climate Story Lab US-South case study video and report can be found here. Learn more about Climate Story Lab and upcoming labs here.

Chasing Ice & Chasing Coral

Our original productions were our kickstart into working in climate – learning from the amazing community of “coral nerds”, piloting campaigns that used film to shift legislation, to witnessing thousands of screenings around the world. Today we’re continuing to foster community and facilitating screenings around the globe, and our social media platforms have evolved to serve as megaphones for active campaigns in the climate arena, with a focus on amplifying voices of frontline and marginalized communities and organizers.

Movement Building

In honor of our values, our team has invested time and resources into movement-building opportunities to build capacity for organizers and inform our role and relevance across the field. Closing out 2021, we participated in some exciting opportunities including an intergenerational conversation on the climate crisis hosted by YEA!, Good Pitch Local Detroit, Netroots Nation ‘21, the Southeast Climate & Energy Network Member Convening, the Conference of Youth 16 preceding COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, and the New Orleans Film Festival. In 2022, we will prioritize participating in movement moments led by our partners, while also seeking new opportunities for our team and work to learn, support, and grow.

IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS

Learn more about our work, partners, and values.

impact collaborators

The work of our climate program would not be possible with the creativity and allyship of our impact collaborators:

SUPPORT OUR WORK

Join us in using storytelling to accelerate climate action by making a tax deductible donation to our climate program through our fiscal sponsor The Wild Foundation.