We bring up the issue of a carbon tax, for example, which I haven’t seen in a lot of documentaries. “We wanted to create a film that gave people a sense of urgency, that made them understand what particular things are going to solve this problem. What’s incredibly terrifying is that things are happening way ahead of the scientific projections, 15 or 20 years ago. I’ve been studying this issue for the past 15 years, I’ve been watching it very closely. The journey for me was to try and make a modern-day film about climate change. An individual doesn’t feel like they can make an impact. I think people grasp it, but it seems something distant, far off, intangible and almost otherworldly. “I’ve been incredibly moved by so many climate change documentaries in the past, but I never felt that I saw one that articulated the science clearly to the public. All that we witnessed on this journey shows us that our world’s climate is incredibly interconnected and that it is at urgent breaking point. We went to every corner of the globe to document the devastating impacts of climate change and questioned humanity’s ability to reverse what maybe the most catastrophic problem mankind has ever faced. “ Before The Flood is the product of an incredible three-year journey that took place with my co-creator and director Fisher Stevens. Before the screening in London began, DiCaprio took to the stage to introduce the film. NASA / Goddard/ Rebecca RothĬarbon Brief was invited to the European premiere of Before the Flood last weekend. Leonardo DiCaprio visits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center to discuss Earth science with Piers Sellers. His collection of interviews in the film-ranging from President Obama and the Pope through to Elon Musk and Piers Sellars-cover the science, impacts, vested interests, politics and possible solutions. The Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist has spent the past three years asking a wide variety of people around the world about climate change. Before the Flood, a new feature-length documentary presented and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, is released in cinemas today.
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