
COLLABORATORS
NARRATOR – LAURA DERN
Laura is widely known for her role as courageous paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler in Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster sci-fi Jurassic Park and its latest sequel Jurassic World Dominion, as well as arthouse classics such as Blue Velvet and Wild At Heart. Recently, she has again risen to prominence with roles in the acclaimed series Big Little Lies and the features Little Women and Marriage Story - winning a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for the latter. In her personal life she is a vocal advocate and champion for women’s rights and environmental protection.
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Agar Tejada
First Nations woman and Guna community leader, Agar leads us through the Panama jungle to reveal a different way of seeing the value of our forests.
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George Monbiot
Author and environmental activist, George, heads to COP26 to call for new young leadership in tackling our global crises.
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Fred Leone
Musician and Butchulla Songman, Fred is finding new ways to bring to life ancient and invaluable First Nations knowledge.
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Assoc. Prof. John Bradley
As an anthropologist and linguist, John is desperately trying to help to preserve First Nations languages, and articulate vital information and values they contain.
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Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
Biomimicry expert and evolutionary biologist, Tamsin ventures into the Panamanian jungle with Agar to learn about an alternate way of seeing an ecosystem.
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Prof. Steven Chown
Leading a team at the Antarctic research institute, Steven demonstrates the significance of making change in the world in order to prevent a future we don’t want to live in.
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Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez
As Panamanian negotiator at COP26, Juan Carlos has unique insight into the flaws of our political system and solutions to improve it.
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Joseph Michael
Environmental artist Joe uses high tech digital art techniques to demonstrate the flows and processes of nature usually invisible to the human eye.
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Dr. Rebekah Henry
Isolated in Australia by the COVID-19 crisis, medical engineer Rebekah is working with Indonesian researchers to empower communities on the ground.
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Dr. Kudzai Kanhutu
Infectious diseases specialist Kudzai Kanhutu is a witness to the ways in which the degradation of planetary health is translating into health crises for humans.
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Ibu Maghfira Saifuddaolah
As a lab technician in Makassar Indonesia, Maghfira is helping improve the health of some of the world’s poorest settlements.
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Dr. Daniel Hikuroa
Earth systems scientist, Daniel incorporates his Maori knowledge of the landscape into his understanding of geology and ecosystems.