“Climate change is not happening in the distant future; it is kicking down the front door, flooding homes, poisoning water and destroying communities. The connection between humanity and the environment is stated plainly by Australia’s Wonnarua Traditional Custodians: “If this land hurts, we hurt.” Like ash from a distant fire, grief on this scale touches everything. But coming to terms with the brutal reality of climate breakdown requires more than empty words and gestures. When hope is lost, the real work begins.” – The Magnitude of All Things
Join Reel Green™ at Science World for a free screening of this award-winning documentary, followed by a special Q&A with the director of the film, Jennifer Abbott.
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023
Time: Doors open at 5:30pm, screening starts at 6:00pm
Location: Science World – Science Theatre | 1455 Quebec St, Vancouver, BC V6A 3Z7
Presented in partnership with: Reel Green™ and Science World
Thank you to our sponsors: Canadian Media Producers Association and Directors Guild of Canada
Tickets are now available here!
About the Film
The Magnitude of All Things (2020) (86 min)
In Jennifer Abbott’s cinematic journey, the Sundance award-winning Director (The Corporation) draws intimate parallels between the experiences of grief—both personal and planetary. Stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with recollections from the filmmaker’s childhood on Ontario’s Georgian Bay. What do these stories have in common? The answer, surprisingly, is everything. The film takes us around the world to witness a planet in crisis: from Australia’s catastrophic fires and dying Great Barrier Reef, to the island nation of Kiribati, drowned by rising sea levels. In Nunatsiavut, melting ice permanently alters the landscape, while in the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous people fight a desperate battle against oil and mining extraction.
Watch the trailer below:
