Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories is a short documentary that explores the mental health impacts of the climate crisis to young adults worldwide, and considers what resilience means when fighting for the right to a livable planet. The film captures the emotions of a generation that may be frightened, but is anything but hopeless, saving room for stories of love, community connections, and healing.
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Directed by Tehya Jennett of Stranded Astronaut Productions and produced by Paramount, Climate Mental Health Network, Hollywood Climate Summit, and Yea Impact!.
Click above to watch the trailer.
Watch the Film
Click here to watch film. You will have the option to watch it in English with closed captioning or with subtitles en Français, en Español, em Português, or in Italiano.
Host a Screening
Show it online or in person at your school, workplace, conference, congregation, house parties, etc.
While the film is now available for free, please consider making a small donation if you host a public screening of the film.
Plan your event: film images and host toolkit
Impact
Learn more about the impact of the film! Watch this conversation with director Tehya Jennett and co-producer Laurel Tamayo at the Jackson Wild Summit in September 2023. And, click here to check out a summary report of the film's impact.
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Upcoming Screenings
Mirant, Cinema and Global Health Festival | España | October 10, 2024: Universitat Jaume I (Castelló de la Plana) | November 28, 2024: Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU (Castelló de la Plana
Yilan Green International Film Festival | Taiwan | October 12-November 16
GRT Italia | Milan | Nov 15-17
Previous Screenings (2022-2024)
Patagonia Old Town Alexandria | July 21
Climate Imaginarium | Governor's Island NYC | July 13
Patagonia NYC (SoHo) | July 12
American Library Association | May 1
International Society of Sustainability Professionals | April 17
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies | April 9
Aspen Future Leaders Summit | March 9 | Miami
Florida Climate Educators Network | February 27 | Virtual
Our Climate | February 7| Washington, DC
​University of Bremen | January 24
CRETF | January 4 | New York City
Patagonia | December 2 | Washington, DC
COP28: Entertainment and Culture Pavilion | December 2
Duke University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program | Nov 30​
Student Impact World Film Festival | Nov 19-26
Youth Climate Lab | November 16 | Ottawa, Canada
Ocean Conservancy | November 15
Youth Climate Action Summit | November 14 | Ontario, Canada
International Film Festival | November 12 | The Hague
Columbus Zoo Eco Teen Summit | November 7
Climate Future Film Festival | Oct 26-27
Hawai'i International Film Festival | October 21 | Hawai'i
Macalester College | October 20
NAAEE conference | October 19
1% for the Planet Global Summit | October 18 | New York City
Bay Area Youth Climate Summit | October 14
DocUNight with the WHO and UN City Copenhagen | October 6 | Copenhagen
Florida Climate Week and Florida for Good | October 5 | Miami
Southern Illinois University | October 5
Jackson Wild Summit | Impact Campaign Case Study | Sept 25-29 | Jackson, WY
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | September 19 | Karlsruhe Germany
Colorado College | September 14
Steve Aronson International Film Festival | September 10 | Costa Rica
Ohio Environmental Council's Emerging Leaders | August 30 | Columbus
International Documentary Film Festival | July 26
International Activism Film Festival | July 23
Susty Vibes & TEAP | May 17 | Nigeria
CLEAN/CIRES | May 17
Playground Earth: Activating Climate Emotions | May 18 | Los Angeles
Dubai Climate Collective & Emirates-Nature WWF | May 21
City of Boston, Climate Resilience Working Group | May 23
Change Now Summit | May 23 | Paris
We Don't Have Time | May 30 | virtual
Aspen Institute | May 31
Moms Clean Air Force, Climate Psychology Alliance-NA, Gen Dread, CMHN: Having Children in a Climate Crisis | May 31
World Health Organization's Health for All Film Festival | June
Strategic Energy Innovations | San Rafael, CA | June 5
Youth Collective Film Festival | June 7 | New York City
Better Earth International Film Festival | June 11
A Show for a Change Film Festival
Interfaith Power and Light | May 8 | Washington, DC
Climate Imaginations Festival, Columbia University | New York | May 6
CivicSpark Peer Support Network | April 25
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy | April 25
EHESP | Paris | April 24
NYU2040 | April 21| New York
University of Portland | April 20
Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance | April 20
Dr. Bronners | April 19 | San Diego
Smith College | April 17 | virtual
Flagler College | April 17
C.G. Jung Center | April 15 | Evanston, IL
Garcia Center for the Arts | April 15
Sage Communications | April 14 | Virtual USA
Hopewell Valley Central High School | April 13
St. John's University | April 11 | Queens, NY
Broward Schools Northeast High
Grand Rapids Community College | April 4 | Michigan
New Hampshire Healthcare Workers for Climate Action
Vusac Equity Commission | March 24
University of Toronto | March 24 | Toronto
Climate Psychiatry Alliance Early Career Network | March 21 | virtual USA
Socially Relevant Film Festival | March 19, 2023 | New York City | Details
Indonesian Psychiatric Trainees' Association | March 17 | Jakarta, Indonesia
Climate Study Group Sigmund Freud University | March 15 | Vienna, Austria
Connected Advocate | March 15 | Benin City, Benin
Sonoma Academy | March 9 | Sonoma, CA
Boise State University | March 9 | Idaho
Grand Rounds: Mount Sinai Morningside and West | March 8, 2023 | NYC
Colorado Environmental Film Festival | February 24, 2023
COP27: Art Speaks Out | Nov 6-18, 2022
Black Cat Award Film Festival | Nov 11, 2022
Generation Mental Health Conference | Nov 6, 2022 | Michigan & Virtual
Beyond Doom & Gloom | Nov 8, 2022
iGEN Film Festival | Oct 27-30, 2022 ​
HEY Campaign Youth Conference | Sept 28, 2022
Jackson Wild | Sept 26-30, 2022 | Austria
Our Climate's Youth Conference | Oct 26, 2022