#20 Fisher Stevens: What did Leo DiCaprio and you learn about climate change from shooting ‘Before the Flood’?

Welcome back to Climaware. In this English episode, Roberta and
Gabriel interview Oscar-winner, producer, actor and filmmaker
Fisher Stevens about his views on climate change, what he learned
from shooting the climate documentary ‘Before the Flood’ (2016),
how he’d evaluate the movie’s impact 5 years later and how he would
approach a potential sequel. We’d love to hear your feedback, so
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Please find the questions and topics and further relevant
background info in the description below. TOPICS & QUESTIONS
with timestamps: 3:00 — What are you currently working on? Where
are we catching you at the moment? 5:02 — Why did you choose the
environment (and climate change) as one of your major topics 9:40 —
Why did you choose those specific places/stories that are shown in
your climate documentary “Before the Flood”? 13:36 — How did you
change the storytelling of “Before the Flood”, addressing skeptical
people too, versus a “normal” documentary? 16:22 — How did you
evaluate Before the Flood’s impact? And how would you evaluate it
now, 5 years later? 20:16 — How would you approach another climate
documentary today (e.g., a sequel to Before the Flood)? 24:01 —
What’s the role of movies/documentaries in solving climate change?
27:50 — About corruption and politics 28:29 — What would be a good
way to produce climate-friendly movies? 32:52 — What are your hopes
for the new US administration and President Joe Biden? 39:17 — As a
conclusion: What’s the most important thing you learned about
climate change and our fight against it? 41:29 — Do you have a
movie or documentary recommendation? 42:56 — Do you have a final
remark for our audience? Further INFORMATION: About Fisher Stevens
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Stevens) Link to ‘Before the
Flood’ (https://www.beforetheflood.com) ‘The Cove’
(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313104/) on IMDb ‘Mission Blue’
(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2004304/) on IMDb The book ‘Dark
Money’ by Jane Mayer
(https://www.amazon.de/Dark-Money-History-Billionaires-Radical/dp/0307947904)
on Amazon Norwegian Netflix show ‘Occupied’
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupied) about oil and gas drilling
(Wikipedia article) Global ice loss is catching up to worst-case
scenarios: Study from 2021
(https://www.the-cryosphere.net/about/news_and_press/2021-01-25_review-article-earths-ice-imbalance.html)
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