Film Still by Sammy Hawker [copyright]. Converted to black & white for this website.

In 2018, founder of 350.org Bill Mckibben toured Australia urging the Australian government, businesses and communities to accelerate climate action. He visited five states in eight days, saw the devastation caused by ocean warming in the Great Barrier Reef, visited Newcastle to meet with union and government officials in the heart of the world’s biggest coal export port, and saw some of the low carbon solution projects underway in Adelaide. During this time, Bill was involved in New York City's legal case against five of the world's biggest oil companies as it became the first major city in America to divest its major pensions from fossil fuels. Alongside #StopAdani protesters in Australia, Bill had three key messages: we need to stop all new fossil fuel projects, switch to 100% renewable energy, and make sure not a dollar more goes to dirty energy [350 Australia]. 


The film follows Bill's Australian tour and was made to share, inspire and motivate people to press for climate action in the lead up to the 2019 Australian Federal Election. The film premiered at The Australian Museum and generated over 100 community screenings supported by 350 Australia. It screened at Transitions Film Festival with panel discussions before being released for free on YouTube and added to the Swiss and German foundation Films for the Earth online library.


John Collee [Executive Producer], Blair Palese [Producer], Emma Hudson [Director], Sammy Hawker [Cinematographer], Adam Shean [Editor], Oliver Dibley [Sound Recordist], Edward Macdonald [Composer], Simon Baker, Mia Wasikowska, Jack Thompson, Rachel Ward, Sean Keenan [Advocate / Voice Artist], Sonar Music [Post-Production Sound Facility]

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