The effect of language, storytelling and rhetoric on attitudes towards sustainability is indisputable. Framing climate issues in a way that inspires meaningful action is important now more than ever. In this episode documentarian, campaigner and activist Syed Jazib Ali discusses what is needed to build authentic narratives and campaigns and projects that are both moving and high-impact. We also explore climate fatigue, relevance of legal action, the trend towards climate optimism and performative activism. 

Syed Jazib Ali 

Jazib is a documentarian, campaigner and activist hailing from the indigenous Pahari tribe of the lower Himalayan region of the politically and ecologically sensitive Jammu and Kashmir. His award-winning documentaries and advocacy work are globally recognised, amplifying the stories of the underrepresented. His creative projects have been part of COP26, COP27 and he has worked with international NGOs, Think Tanks and United Nations organisations. Jazibis an alumnus of CCL Benelux (2023).

Links and references:

Passage to Kashmir - https://filmfreeway.com/RaheMuztar

Act Now Film - https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/actnowfilm-youth-voices-on-climate/

Theatre Green Book - https://juliesbicycle.com/news-opinion/read-the-theatre-green-book-volume-1-sustainable-productions/

5 broken cameras - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Broken_Cameras

The Slow Factory's Media Justice for Collective Liberation Fund - https://slowfactory.earth/

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