WATCH THE TRAILER
THE FILM
MY CLIMATE FUTURE follows a small group of high school students and one recent graduate as they document environmental change in their communities and imagine how their landscapes may evolve in the decades ahead.
Audiences accompany eight charming youths across America as they set out from their homes with cameras and smartphones to record forests, lakes, mountains, beaches, streetscapes, and other features of their neighborhoods—with an eye toward the future and thoughtful ways forward. Some were inspired by marginalized New Yorkers who upended their scornful public image with a device lens.
The heartwarming documentary engages viewers of all persuasions by showing how the proven practice of participatory photography empowers young people to confront environmental risks—and envision solutions.
Audiences come away from MY CLIMATE FUTURE determined to protect the future of these curious, observant messengers—underscoring the wisdom of our youth and the power of intergenerational conversations about the environment.
THE MESSAGE
Young people have largely been left out of the national conversation around climate change. Yet they have the most at stake—while not causing the problem in the first place!
The students in this film bear witness to disappearing wildlife, deforestation, pollution, and other troubling developments in their own communities. Yet they discover sources of hope in their generation’s collective awareness and determination.
By letting us see the changing environment through a youthful lens, the film places their views front and center, laying the basis for an expanded conversation and a brighter future for us all.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"Really compelling!"
—Vacationland Film Festival
"Lovely and powerful!"
—California Academy of Sciences
"This film is perfect for legislators to watch!"
—Maine State Senator Denise Tepler
"A powerful promotion of young people's views!"
—Dalya Massachi, Executive Producer, Everyday Climate Champions Podcast
"Proud to support this powerful community-led PBS film by Seeing for Ourselves!"
—The Zain Jaffer Foundation
THE FILM'S REACH
Coverage of the project by major climate thought leader
Participant Photographer Jimena Argueta takes Maine Conservation Voters through her works
"My Climate Future" film premiere, Patagonia Outlet, Freeport, Maine
Screening for Maine legislators, State House, Augusta
Gallery exhibit, FXCollaborative, Brooklyn, New York
Film screening and panel discussion, Climate Action Youth Summit, San Francisco, California
Film screening and panel discussion, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California
Nonprofits currently seeking to arrange a custom in-person screening
Wells Reserve, Laudholm, Maine
A Climate to Thrive, Mount Desert, Maine
For more info, CONTACT Jonathan Fisher
Seeing for Ourselves equips and trains marginalized individuals to take control of their own public narrative by documenting their lives photographically.
The practice is known as "participatory photography."
The views of today's teens have not been taken nearly as seriously as those of their elders in the national conversation around climate change—yet they have
the most skin in the game.
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Seeing for Ourselves
first served New York City housing project residents, then brought its programming
to New Yorkers on probation. Following the climate initiative, we served Maine's immigrant community.
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