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.
Directed by Tehya Jennett of Stranded Astronaut Productions and produced by Paramount, Climate Mental Health Network, and Yea Impact!.
The film has closed captioning in English and is available with subtitles en Français, en Español, em Português & in Italiano.
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Upcoming Screenings
Susty Vibes & TEAP | May 17 | virtual | RSVP
CLEAN/CIRES | May 17 | virtual
Playground Earth: Activating Climate Emotions | May 18 | Los Angeles | Register
Dubai Climate Collective & Emirates-Nature WWF | May 21| Register
City of Boston, Climate Resilience Working Group | May 23
Change Now Summit | Paris | May 25-27 | Register
We Don't Have Time | May 30 | virtual
Aspen Institute | May 31 | virtual
Moms Clean Air Force, Climate Psychology Alliance-NA, Gen Dread, CMHN: Having Children in a Climate Crisis | May 31 | virtual
World Health Organization's Health for All Film Festival | finishes in June | virtual
Strategic Energy Innovations | June 5 | San Rafael, CA
Youth Collective Film Festival | June 7 | New York City | Tickets here
Better Earth International Film Festival | June 11
Climate Future Film Festival | Oct 26-27
Student Impact World Film Festival | Nov 19-26
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Previous Screenings
A Show for a Change Film Festival
Interfaith Power and Light | May 8 | Washington, DC
Climate Imaginations Festival, Columbia University | May 6 | New York
CivicSpark Peer Support Network | April 25
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy | April 25 | virtual |
EHESP | Paris | April 24
NYU2040 | New York | April 21
University of Portland | April 20
Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance | April 20
Dr. Bronners | April 19
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 |
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
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
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
Grand Rounds: Mount Sinai Morningside and West | March 8, 2023
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
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
Our Climate's Youth Conference | Oct 26, 2022