Case study

This Changes Everything (2015)

Synopsis

Directed by Avi Lewis, and inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything, the film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Klein’s narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. Throughout the film, Klein builds to her most controversial and exciting idea: that we can seize the existential crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better.

Unquiet connection
Unquiet member Alex Kelly was Global Impact and Distribution Producer on this project in a freelance capacity

Release

Selected festivals: Toronto International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Festival do Rio

Festivals & Awards

Directors Guild of Canada 2016 - Nominee DGC Craft Award Picture Editing - Documentary
Docville 2016 - Winner Jury Award ConScience Award
Docville 2016 - Winner Jury ConScience Award
Camden International Film Festival 2016
One Planet Film Festival 2016
Environmental Film Festival 2016
Seattle International Film Festival 2016
WOW Wales One World Film Festival 2015
Keswick Film Festival 2015
Stockholm Film Festival 2015
Festival do Rio 2015
Festival du Film Vert 2015
IDFA 2015
CPH:DOX 2015 - Nominee Politiken's Audience Award, F:ACT Award
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - Nominee People’s Choice Award

Website

https://thischangeseverything.org/ 

Impact report

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