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Living Proof: A Climate Story

Synopsis

A poignant and challenging archive documentary that looks for the roots of the climate crisis in post-war history. Are we heading into new territory, or could we be caught in a cycle of familiar promises?
Is climate change the inevitable consequence of our quest for energy and growth? Where does culpability lie? Living Proof searches for the roots of the crisis in our recent history. Archive footage from Scotland's national archive portrays a country shaped by the demands of modernity while an eclectic soundtrack amplifies the voices of the past in powerful and unsettling ways.
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Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 min
Format
Digital
Director
Emily Munro 1st Feature
Producer
Emily Munro
Editor
Emily Munro, Stuart Wilson
Composer
Brownbear, Louise Connell, Post Coal Prom Queen
Footage
National Library of Scotland

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Scottish Woman Director Science

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Co-produced with support of Film Hub Scotland

National Library of Scotland

Moving Image Archive
Kelvin Hall
1445 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8AW

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