The Climate Crisis and the Power of Story
The Climate Crisis and the Power of Story” was the theme of the second in an ongoing virtual workshop series jointly organized by CCOI and the Producers Guild of America, which took place on 14 November 2020.
Renowned producer and writer Norman Lear and Emmy-nominated filmmaker and activist Lyn Davis Lear took part in the event, along with the writers and producers Dorothy Fortenberry(The Handmaid’s Tale) and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl), the award-winning documentary film directors Louie Psihoyos (The Cove, Racing Extinction, The Game Changers) and Jeff Orlowski (The Social Dilemma, Chasing Coral, Chasing Ice), and representatives of the UN.
☚ UN and PGA experts speaking at the UN 101 virtual workshop.
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