Naturally Ever After: Will Images and Storytelling about Nature Help Rewrite Our Future?
Climate anxiety is an individual feeling, people feel it alone… we really wanted to turn that into climate possibility.
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As the impacts of climate change become more evident on natural habitats, widespread focus on protecting these places is more critical than ever. With Hollywood finally flexing its cultural muscle to bring the climate crisis to worldwide audiences, we talk to the creatives working in both the real and imagined future worlds, with a shared mission of connecting people with nature.
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