How quickly could we repair the environment if we all joined forces across the world to aid in green-themed efforts. Lets say we took the initiative instead of waiting for our respective governments to do something.  Directed by Brian Hill and narrated by Oscar winning actress Tilda Swinton, Climate of Change touches upon this subject and tells several stories of determined everyday global citizens and their efforts to clean up the mess that we all made.

Documentaries are often overlooked to simply record events, spit them out, and throw them on a big screen. While these type of films are less jazzed up then studio feature films, there remains an endearing art that belongs to a touching documentary.  More important than anything, documentaries must tell captivating stories in order to make their point.  How does one do that, well I’m not a documentary professional, but I think it’s safe to say that it starts with being able to interview and focus on the the right people.

More than most documentaries I have seen, Climate of Change, tells the stories of an incredibly diverse group of world citizens.  There are the children of India who are protesting the use of poisonous plastics, the British mom who formed a recycling business, a community of West Virginians who are lobbying to stop mountain top removal, and an African man trying to preserve the forests.

Hill must have done have a lot of traveling to shoot this film; he hit 4 continents.  He also did a fantastic job of choosing his subjects.  He also used poetry and music to further aid the story telling and draw in the audience.  The children in India he chose were probably the most interesting subjects of the film. It really was amazing how articulate these kids were and how knowledgeable they were of how to repair the environment.  This movie is a film for the people of the world.  It will show the horrors of what man can do and the goodness of the human spirit to fix the problems we created.

If you get to the Tribeca Film Festival check out the Climate of Change. The film will hopefully hit a local theater or rental store near you soon.  Also, Climate of Change will be premiering on Tribeca Film video-on-demand starting April 21 (from a dedicated Tribeca Film menu)

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