{"id":12486,"date":"2026-03-11T11:14:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?post_type=guides_resources&#038;p=12486"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:53:19","slug":"weaving-the-climate-into-your-narrative","status":"publish","type":"guides_resources","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/guides_resources\/weaving-the-climate-into-your-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaving the\u00a0Climate\u00a0Into\u00a0Your\u00a0Narrative\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Talent Executive and author Nadia Attia encourages you to consider the power of your platform. <\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u2018If climate is not in your st<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">ory<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">it<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u2019s science\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">fiction.\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">I heard these words\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">at<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">n\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">Albert\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">training session on sustainability in the film and TV industry and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">they<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">stuck with me<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">We\u2019ve all seen the news<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0our \u2018house is on fire\u2019 and those in power are consistently reneging on their climate promises and missing targets\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u2013\u202f <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">often deliberately, in favour of profit and geopolitics.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">So<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0what can we creatives do? Turns out, quite a bit. As a filmmaker you have a brilliant platform to tell stories that matter, that inspire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">or at least<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0offer pause<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">thought. Look at the effect a recent TV drama had on the Post Office scandal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">stories can galvanise\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">action<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0B<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">ut how can we write about the climate crisis without being<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0preachy or scaring audiences into apathy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">?<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0In this blog\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">I\u2019ll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0offer a few tips and approaches for you to consider.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170474526 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW170474526 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A person in a green coat walks through a vast, golden field toward a clear blue ocean under a bright sky.\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BareRoots_001jpg-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"imageCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilm still from Bare Roots \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Celebrate what we have<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sure, there\u2019s a place for a dystopian thriller or a disaster movie about floods or wildfires, but by getting someone to fall in love (or back in love) with nature might have just as strong an impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW148455803 BCX0\">We\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">\u00a0more likely to care about and fight for something that we\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">understand<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">, so think about weaving the environment into your stories in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">more intimate,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">positive ways, not just as an antagonistic, devastating force.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">Many of the recent f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">ilms we\u2019ve s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">upported have<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW148455803 BCX0\">\u00a0seen nat<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">ure through a lens of healing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">landscape and tradition as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">something to protect.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">Think about nature as<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">fertile\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">garden for the imagination, a place to escape\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">to<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">\u00a0not run away from<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">Even the most subtle things can be powerful \u2013 a passing comment, a childhood memory, a fleeting glimpse of beauty<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">\u00a0between the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148455803 BCX0\">cracks\u2026<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW148455803 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock text style01\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\u2018We really did have everything, didn&#8217;t we? I mean, when you think about it.\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Randall Mindy, <em>Don&#8217;t Look Up<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alo-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a delicate white flower with slender petals and a tiny black ant crawling on it. The background is soft green, creating a serene and natural tone.\" class=\"wp-image-12500\" style=\"width:836px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alo-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alo-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alo-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alo-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Film still from <em>Alo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Imagine what could be <\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW131112996 BCX0\">Without being too on-the-nose or twee,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">consider\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">a future where humans have learned from their mistakes and found a way to align with the environment<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">even better \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">create a sense of longing for this<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0and inspire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">hope<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0in your audience<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">P<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">erhaps your story\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">is a \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/thrutopia.life\/\">thrutopia<\/a>\u2019 that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">feels closer to now,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0a transient stage of our existence where our intentions are good\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">and repair is in progress\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">but\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">we\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0not yet nailing it<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0If \u2018evolve or die\u2019 is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">a fact of life<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">, what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">emotional or behavioural\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">evolutions must we go th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">ough\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0find harmony again?<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131112996 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW131112996 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock text style02\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t<h2>&#8216;Let us make no mistake: the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of the imagination.\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Amitav Ghosh, author<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Check\u00a0those\u00a0clich\u00e9s\u00a0<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do your research to\u00a0avoid misinformation.\u00a0There are plenty of damaging stereotypes in film and TV that\u00a0only act to support the notion that change is\u00a0hopeless\u00a0and we must\u00a0put\u00a0unquestioning\u00a0faith in those in power.\u00a0How\u00a0might\u00a0you subvert the\u00a0dope-addled hippy or always-angry activist\u00a0clich\u00e9s\u00a0and give us a fresh take on\u00a0those who\u00a0shun\u00a0societal norms or speak up against embedded, exploitative\u00a0structures?\u00a0Instead of\u00a0\u2018othering\u2019\u00a0those characters or presenting them as\u00a0a source of derision\u00a0could\u00a0they be applauded for thinking differently? Isn\u2019t a rule-breaker often the most intriguing character?\u00a0And remember, we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have to love these outliers, we just need to understand them\u00a0and\u00a0perhaps see\u00a0a bit of ourselves in them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whichever approach you take, my final appeal to you is to remember that when\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0literally\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">world-building<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0you hold\u00a0immense\u00a0power;\u00a0the question is,\u00a0what will you do with\u00a0it?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mermaids-2-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12506\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.003940506084605;width:960px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mermaids-2-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mermaids-2-1536x766.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mermaids-2-2048x1022.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mermaids-2-2000x1000.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Film still from <em>Mermaids<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 noPaddingBottom alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Further\u00a0Resources\u00a0<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wearealbert.org\/academy\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BAFTA Albert training<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-rider.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Green Rider\u00a0campaign<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate-spring.org\/latest\/the-climate-stories-we-need---climate-springs-storytelling-guide-from-apocalypse-to-regenerative-futures\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate Spring\u2019s Storytelling Guide<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heard.org.uk\/articles\/our-tools-to-help-empower-you-to-talk-effectively-about-climate-change\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Heard<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/picturezero.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Picture Zero<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW211060573 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.screenskills.com\/information-and-resources\/information\/editorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW211060573 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211060573 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Screenskills Editorial Tips<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW211060573 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emergencemagazine.org\/podcast\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Emergence Magazine podcast\/stories<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/climate-fiction.org\/2021\/09\/07\/positivity-in-the-apocalypse-can-a-climate-fiction-novel-be-uplifting-by-lauren-james\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate Fiction Writers League<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Can climate fiction be uplifting?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayanaelizabeth.com\/climatevenn\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate Action Venn Diagram<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/inter-narratives\/go-deep-or-no-home-the-essential-power-of-deep-narrative-9124e69ee2aa\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Power of \u2018Deep Narratives\u2019<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by Ella\u00a0Saltmarshe<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 noPaddingTop alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Suggested Viewing <\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsonfilm.com\/therewillcomesoftrains.html\">There Will Come Soft Rains<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>(short)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/films_category\/funded-projects\/beltane\/\">Beltane<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(short)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/BareRoots\">Bare Roots<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>(short)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/films_category\/funded-projects\/homegrown\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Homegrown<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(short)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt29768334\/\">Train Dreams<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>(feature)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10329560\/?ref_=fn_t_1\">H is for Hawk<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(feature)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21103218\/?ref_=fn_t_1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>The Lost Bus<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(feature)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5674658\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_kensuke\">Kensuke\u2019s Kingdom<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(feature)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4772188\/?ref_=fn_t_1\">Flow<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>(feature)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt31036941\/?ref_=fn_t_1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Jurassic World: Rebirth<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(feature)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28277817\/?ref_=fn_t_2\">Bird<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>(feature)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<em><a 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