During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmakers Emma Wall and Betsy Hershey (“Guerrilla Habeas”) jumped on a life-changing Zoom call organized by a lauded host: Oscar-winning director Adam McKay. The “Don’t Look Up” helmer would become a direct influence on the duo’s feature debut, the reverentially titled “Just Look Up,” following the work and impact of American activist group Climate Defiance.
The documentary, world premiering at CPH:DOX and headed straight to the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, centers around Climate Defiance founder Michael Greenberg. The young man launched the group in 2023, aiming to end fossil fuel extraction on U.S. federal lands and waters and elevate climate change to a
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