The Endangered Generation?

Presented by Maribyrnong City Council

Director intro (pre-recorded) with Celeste Geer

SATURDAY 6 MAY 2023 | 4:30PM
THE SUN THEATRE

THURSDAY 4 MAY — TUESDAY 9 MAY
ONLINE SCREENING

Film Synopsis

Presenting ancient First Nation knowledge with cutting-edge science, the Endangered Generation takes us on an unabashedly positive journey to survive our own extinction.

Warmly narrated by Laura Dern, The Endangered Generation? features Indigenous Songman Fred Leone, U.S. Biologist Tamsin Barker and Panamanian/Guna Indigenous leader Agar Tejadar with Monash University academics involved in modern climate change research. Woven into the film’s journey are tales of connection and collaboration from around the world that are tied together by overlapping ecosystems, shared human nature and a common mission: to reconnect us with our environment and each other.

From inequality, protecting Indigenous cultures, and preventing species extinction, the film captures the contributions of artists, activists and community leaders rising up to tackle the biggest challenges the human species face today.

This film features a pre-recorded introduction from director Celeste Geer.

“Visually striking call to arms...uplifting...a celebration of the world and all its potential”

— Lisa Nystrom, Filmink

Film Info

Rating: Unclassified 15+

Director: Celeste Geer

Country: Australia

Year: 2022

Duration: 85 minutes

Language: English

Genre: Documentary

Screening Location: The Sun Theatre, Yarraville | Plan your visit to The Sun Theatre

Accessibility: Wheelchair, Open Captions

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Pre-recorded intro with Director Celeste Geer

Celeste’s previous documentary work has won the coveted Walkley Award for Best Documentary, as well as garnering an AACTA Award nomination for Best Documentary and a Logie nomination for Most Outstanding Factual Program, demonstrating a talent for crafting emotional and engaging, character driven stories that create fresh ways for audiences to question, feel and connect. A survivor of the notorious Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Celeste used that experience to tell her own story of resilience and regeneration in the feature documentary Then The Wind Changed. She has since gone on to direct numerous broadcast episodes and series including Keeping Australia Alive about Australia’s health system for the ABC, Catalyst Science about the science of sleep for the ABC, and the genre bending factual series Filthy Rich & Homeless for SBS. With an authenticity drawn from her experience in the bushfire crisis, Celeste seeks stories of inspiration and the possibilities of human existence, distilling raw moments of courage and beauty found in unexpected places.