Film ticket includes Q&A with Director Christi Cooper.
Youth v Gov is the story of twenty-one young Americans suing the US government, armed with a wealth of evidence to prove that it willfully acted over six decades to create the climate crisis. If they are successful, they will not only make history, they will change the future.
Review: In 2015, as drought, forest fires and storms worsened across America, twenty-one young people took on the world’s most powerful government armed with a wealth of evidence asserting that climate science was ignored for over six decades in favour of pro-fossil fuel policies and profit.
Written and directed by Emmy-award winning Christi Cooper, Youth v Gov weaves this ground-breaking legal case and the stories of the young plaintiffs into an emotive and gripping story. Their legal case argues that the climate crisis endangers the younger generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property.
Stunning cinematography is mixed with news footage to highlight what is at stake as these courageous young people show you their world, what they stand to lose and what they’ve already lost.
The documentary blends the personal and political to great effect. As it charts the relationship between government and fossil fuel industry, it also spotlights the young people themselves as they discuss worsening health conditions, homes destroyed by extreme weather and, most vividly, the fear they feel when they think about the future of the planet.
Youth v Gov is an urgent call to join the movement with a genuine message of hope and community.
Ali McClary
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