“If our generation wants to win a government that cares about COVID and climate change, we need stories. The work of climate storytellers is to anchor this massive crisis in real life.” – Jeremy Ornstein, Sunrise Movement
With in-person Earth Day gatherings canceled to curb the spread of COVID-19, Exposure Labs invited groups to host an Earth Day Watch Party, using film to convene digitally and mobilize people to take collective action at home.
Hosts screened featured films, used our Watch Party guide to plan and promote their virtual screenings, and came together for a live Q&A with the film teams and organizers to discuss how to take action in a time of social distancing. Check out Earth Day resources below:
The Results
What’s Next?
We are developing a larger film and resource library to support the climate movement in continuing to host these kinds of virtual convenings. Stay tuned for more information by subscribing to our newsletter.
If you or your organization are interested in using film as an organizing tool for an upcoming moment, we’d like to explore how to support you. Reach out at: filminthefield@exposurelabs.com.
Earth Day Featured Films
This Earth Day we featured stories that reflected the complexity of the current moment. These participating films highlighted stories of resilience, justice and protecting the beauty and solace of the natural world.
Lowland Kids
The last two teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on an island that's been their family home for generations
Director: Sandra Winther
Water Warriors
Families unite to protect their water and way of life from a natural gas energy company in Brunswick, Canada
Director: Michael Premo
COOKED
In the summer of 1995, Chicago experienced an unthinkable heat wave that endangered a largely elderly, black community
Director: Judith Helfand
Chasing Coral
Divers, photographers and scientists set out on an ocean adventure to discover why reefs around the globe are disappearing
Director: Jeff Orlowski