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Kino Przemian: Documentary Film Program Exploring Climate Change and Activism at Copernicus Science Centre

This program, part of the 2021 Transformation Festival, explored scientific misinformation and global warming.

The Kino Przemian (Cinema of Change) was a special film program hosted at the Copernicus Science Centre, complementing the 2021 Transformation Festival. It presented a curated selection of documentaries that offered viewers deeper insights into complex themes like climate change, scientific misinformation, and environmental activism. Films also covered economic aspects of the climate crisis and profiles of young activists.

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Exhibition summary

Kino Przemian (Cinema of Change) presents a selection of documentary films at the Copernicus Science Centre as part of the Transformation Festival 2021. The program focuses on films that delve into the thematic areas explored during the festival, offering deeper insights into climate change, scientific misinformation, and activism.

Curatorial context

Kino Przemian (Cinema of Change) is a film program presented as part of the Copernicus Science Centre's Festiwal Przemiany 2021 (Transformation Festival 2021). This selection of documentary films complements the festival's broader themes, offering viewers a chance to engage with complex issues that may not be fully covered in lectures, discussions, or expert meetings. The program features films that expose the PR strategies of fossil fuel-funded think tanks spreading misinformation about climate change, showcase the work of climate researchers explaining the causes and impacts of global warming, and analyze the economic dimensions of the climate crisis. Additionally, it touches upon the history and controversies of nuclear energy, questions human capacity to control Earth's ecosystem, and profiles young climate activists. Specific films highlighted include 'Kłamcy klimatyczni' (The Campaign Against the Climate), 'Cienki lód. Kulisy klimatologii' (Thin Ice. The Inside Story of Climate Science), 'Obietnica Pandory' (Pandora's Promise), 'Jestem Greta' (I Am Greta), 'Jesteśmy jak bogowie' (We Are As Gods), and 'Nadzieja umiera ostatnia' (Hope Dies Last).

Admission and ticket notes

This film program is part of the Festiwal Przemiany 2021. Specific ticketing details for the film screenings are not provided on this page, but it is presented within the context of the Copernicus Science Centre's festival programming.

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Venue
Copernicus Science Centre
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Oct 8, 2021 – Oct 10, 2021
Artist line / attribution
Films directed by Mads Ellesøe, Simon Lamb, David Sington, Robert Stone, Nathan Grossman, David Alvarado, Jason Sussberg, and Jonathan L. Ramsey.
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