as a journalism major and an environmental studies minor, i’ve always wanted to use my power as a writer and filmmaker to raise awareness about climate change. but in journalism classes, we are often taught to be objective in our story-telling. i felt torn between my desire to be a “professional” journalist and an environmental activist. my solution was to reach out to exposure labs, the film company behind the hit documentaries, “chasing ice” and “chasing coral.” exposure labs is well-known for the grassroots community efforts they engage in after a film has premiered, so i hoped by talking to filmmakers at exposure labs, i could get a better understanding of how to bridge the two spheres of journalism and activism. this film documents my thought-process and journey over the past few years, as i grappled with these two sides of myself and sought to answer a problem that has no clear-cut solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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