Special Event - Pupil Premiere: Future Council followed by a Q&A with Director Damon Gameau and Ruby from the Future Council

Event details

Young people are frustrated by the lack of action on climate change and pollution and it's time for their voices to be heard. This documentary follows an international group of children as they embark on a journey across Europe aboard a biofuel-powered school bus with documentary filmmaker and environmental activist Damon Gameau at the wheel. Each young person participating in the project has a unique eco-warrior superpower, including Skye from North Wales, who campaigns against the plastic on kids' comics and magazines, CC from Scotland, who leads clean-ups of her local beach, and Hiva from Australia, who advocates for the protection of birds. The galvanized group come face-to-face with powerful decision makers, setting an inspiring example of how to broach the complex and at times overwhelming topic of how to protect our planet. Challenging yet playful, this film is a call to action for all ages.

Speaker

The film will be follows by a Q&A with the director and Ruby from the Future Council. 

Damon Gameau is an Australian film director, speaker and author. As a director he wrote, directed, and performed vocals for the 2011 Tropfest-winning short film ‘Animal Beatbox'. In 2015 he turned to activism with his debut feature documentary ‘That Sugar Film', which sold to 25 territories and received numerous awards, including the 2015 AACTA Award for Best Documentary. His campaign book ‘That Sugar Book' was a bestseller in Australia and published in 20 countries and 8 languages. Damon then directed the climate solutions feature documentary ‘2040' and authored an accompanying book ‘2040: a Handbook for the Regeneration'. Both films sit in the top 10 highest grossing Australian documentaries at the domestic box office. Damon then co-founded Regen Studios with Anna Kaplan where together they work with philanthropists and partners to build comprehensive impact campaigns for their films, raising money for ecological solutions and awareness in classrooms, boardrooms, and Parliaments around the world. Recent projects include ‘Regenerating Australia' and the upcoming ‘Future Council'. Damon's TEDx Sydney talk ‘went viral' with over 1.2m views via the global TED platform.