Climate Refugees
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{{Infobox film
| name = Climate Refugees
| image = Climate-refugees-logo.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Michael P. Nash
| producer = {{ubl|Justin Hogan|Nicole Boxer|Michael P. Nash}}
| writer = Michael P. Nash
| narrator =
| music = Michael Mollura
| cinematography =
| editing = {{ubl|Nancy Frazen|Brett Langefels|Michael P. Nash|Katina Zinner}}
| studio = {{ubl|LA Think Tank|Beverly Hills Productions}}
| distributor = Netflix (2013)
| released = {{film date|2010|1|29|Sundance Film Festival}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $1.6 million
| gross =
}}
Climate Refugees is a 2010 American documentary film, directed and produced by Michael P. Nash. The documentary attempts to cover the human impact of climate change by considering those who could most be affected by it.{{cite web|last1=Lowe|first1=Justin|title=Climate Refugees -- Film Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/climate-refugees-film-review-29784|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=14 October 2010|accessdate=11 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/film-on-climate-refugees-strikes-a-chord/?_r=0 |title=Film on Climate Refugees Strikes a Chord |last=Spears |first=Dorothy |work=The New York Times |date=2011-08-12 |accessdate=2016-01-09 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.google.ca/?gws_rd=ssl#newwindow=1&q=climate+refugees+(film) |title=Climate Refugees (film) |accessdate=2016-01-09 }}
Content
With contributions from several politicians, scientists, and environmental activists, including Senator John Kerry, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Vice President Al Gore, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, the film documents the human plight of climate change with a focus on the intersection of over population, lack of resources and climatic change. Filmmaker Michael Nash and producing partner Justin Hogan traveled to 48 countries in search of the human face of climate change.
The film attempts to illuminate the national security implications of countries running out of food and water due to vast droughts and climatic shifts.{{cite book|last1=O'Lear|first1=Shannon|last2=Dalby|first2=Simon|title=Reframing Climate Change: Constructing Ecological Geopolitics|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317638650|page=190|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujs-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA190|accessdate=13 January 2016}}
Interviewees
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- Lester Brown
- Wangari Maathai
- Yvo de Boer
- Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich
- Newt Gingrich
- John Kerry
- Bert Metz
- Barack Obama
- Nancy Pelosi
- Gov. Bill Ritter
- Ken Salazar
- Stephen Schneider
- Achim Steiner
- Desmond Tutu
- Al Gore (archive footage)
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Release
Its world premiere was 29 January 2010 at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and it was released on August 17, 2011.{{cite web|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooks|title=Sundance Gets Quirky|url=http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/sundance-gets-quirky/|work=The New York Times|date=3 December 2009|accessdate=13 January 2016}} The film had a small theatrical release, and distributed by Netflix, iTunes and Amazon. It was particularly marketed through screening events, having been screened at the Senate and House, The Pentagon, The Vatican, and foundations including the United Nations COP15 climate summit in December 2009 in Copenhagen. Many screenings and discussion events for the film were held at universities.{{cite web|last1=Shelton|first1=Dinah|title="Climate Refugees" Film Screening|url=http://pisa.elliott.gwu.edu/climate-refugees-film-screening|publisher=Georgetown University|accessdate=11 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517025817/https://pisa.elliott.gwu.edu/climate-refugees-film-screening|archive-date=17 May 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Prince William County news in brief|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/12/AR2010101205662.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Fritz|first1=Jeanine|title='Climate Refugees' director Michael Nash presents human picture of climate change|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/entertainment/ci_14398761|website=Daily Camera|date=13 February 2010|accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|title=Fall Oppenheim Event: Climate Refugees - A private screening and panel discussion after the film|url=http://www.environment.ucla.edu/events/71|website=UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability|accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Wiseman|first1=Janet|title=Film "Climate Refugees" Explores Impact of Climate Change|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/sustainability/resources-and-reports/news-and-events/news/2010/node/266884|website=Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest|publisher=Middlebury College|accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Revkin|first1=Andrew|title=Video View: 'Climate Refugees'|url=http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/video-view-climate-refugees/|work=The New York Times|date=16 September 2011|accessdate=13 January 2016|quote=Michael Schlesinger, a climatologist and professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, had his 81 students in his course on Climate and Global Change watch the film (at the suggestion of Emily Cross, a student who contributed a piece from the last round of climate treaty negotiations in December). I proposed that they write short reactions or reviews and vote for their favorites, which we would post on Dot Earth.}}
Reception
Robert Redford described it in The New York Times as "a resounding wake-up call for every human being." The documentary went on to play in over 100 festivals around the world winning multiple awards.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.climaterefugees.com/}}
- {{IMDb title |1273201|Climate Refugees}}
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Category:American documentary films
Category:2010 documentary films
Category:Documentary films about refugees
Category:Documentary films about environmental issues