SXSW 2024

Afternoon Illuminations convened the SXSW creative community with climate leaders, scientists, and advocates to build community while hearing from professionals who are transforming the climate storytelling and production landscape across the entertainment industry. 

Program Highlights

Session One: Through initiatives like Universal’s recently launched GreenerLight Program, our panelists discussed Hollywood's transition to climate storytelling and greening the filmmaking processes of large scale productions.

Panelists

• Kimberly Burnick (Director of Sustainable Content & Partnerships, NBCUniversal)

• Ian Cooper (Creative Director, Monkeypaw Productions; Get Out, Us, Nope)

Session Two: By utilizing traditional film and TV as well as other content platforms, this discussion showcased media changemakers who are amplifying intersectional climate stories and bridging ideological and social divides.

Panelists

• Isaias Hernandez (Founder, Queer Brown Vegan)

• Maya Penn (Director, Animator, Activist)

• Alexandra Norris (Documentary Filmmaker / Managing Creative Director, Climate Power)