Book Title: Telling Stories to Save the World

Subtitle: Climate Change in Narrative Film

Authors: Judith Sebesta, Ph.D.

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Book Description: Explores the history and impact of the “Cli-Fi Film,” or Climate Fiction Film, a sub-genre of narrative cinema that depicts, on some level, the effects of climate change on the Earth and its inhabitants.

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Book Description

Telling Stories to Save the World: Climate Change in Narrative Film explores – through text, images, and video – the history and impact of the “Cli-Fi Film,” or Climate Fiction Film, a subgenre of narrative cinema that depicts, on some level, the effects of climate change on the Earth and its inhabitants. This openly-licensed resource covers the following topics: overview of climate change; rationale for the focus on narrative, or feature,  film; definition and context of the “Cli-Fi Film”; history and impact of major narrative films focused on climate change, from Soylent Green (1973) to Don’t Look Up (2021). The resource concludes with a consideration of the future direction of Cli-Fi Films. Along the way, learners read about the author and some effects of climate change on her own life, inspiring her to create this resource and hopefully inciting those who use it to action.

Authors

Judith Sebesta, Ph.D.

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Telling Stories to Save the World Copyright © 2023 by Judith Sebesta is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Films, cinema

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Title
Telling Stories to Save the World
Authors
Judith Sebesta, Ph.D.
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Telling Stories to Save the World Copyright © 2023 by Judith Sebesta is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Films, cinema
Additional Subject(s)
Climate change, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Film history, theory or criticism, Film: styles and genres
Publication Date
May 1, 2023