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IDFA 2019

Climate Crimes

Adrian Lahoud, Michaela French
United Kingdom
2018
12 min
Dutch Premiere
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Climate change, political crises, food shortages: humanity is facing many challenges. Although scientists often deal with the problems in isolated studies, many are interlinked. Global warming acts as a catalyst for social conflict and uncertainty on a local level, which in turn also has a global impact.

This complexity becomes evident in Climate Crimes. In this “dome documentary,” form plays an important role: we are surrounded by a story about our environment. The dome-shaped screen reminds us of the atmosphere, the earth and its cyclical problems. We’re engulfed by a long history of scientific models and calculations. Measurements of air polluted by industry lead to warnings about rising sea levels, global warming and desertification. These processes overlap with population explosions, migration and conflict.

A staggering change is taking place on our planet, the extent of which is barely perceptible or comprehensible. By showing the scientific models and visualizations on a single giant screen, this project achieves an overwhelming effect. It doesn’t make the problems appear any more manageable, but it certainly makes the urgency clear.

Credits
Director
Animation
Sound
    Mike Wyeld
    Mike Wyeld
Sound Design
    Mike Wyeld
    Mike Wyeld
Screenplay
    Adrian Lahoud
    Adrian Lahoud
Narrator
    Adrian Lahoud
    Adrian Lahoud
World Sales
    Ruth Coalson
    Ruth Coalson
Technical artist
    Max Crow
    Max Crow

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