Climate Action Day - The Letter
O'Reilly Theatre
The Letter – a powerful insight to our climate catastrophe.
"The Letter," is a film by Laudato Si' Movement that tells the story of several leaders, committed to ecological and social causes who travel to Rome to discuss the encyclical letter Laudato Si' with Pope Francis. The documentary is about our planetary catastrophe and its impact on people globally and our environment.
The protagonists include an Indigenous leader from the Amazon, a Senegalese climate refugee, a youth activist from India, and a married pair of scientists from Hawaii. Their exclusive dialogue with the Pope, included in the film, offers a revealing glimpse into Pope Francis' personal history and never-before-seen stories since he became the Bishop of Rome.
Released on October 4th at the Vatican on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the film surpassed one million views in only three days, and three million in one week.
Nicolas Brown (two-time Emmy winner) directed and co-produced the film by Laudato Si' Movement with Off the Fence, academy award winning producers and winners of the 2021 Best Documentary Oscar for "My Octopus Teacher".
The film will be shown to an audience of young people and others interested in the climate crisis on Friday January 13th 2023 at 6.30pm in the O’Reilly Theatre at Belvedere College in Dublin City Centre. There will be a panel discussion after the film including Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate and Communications; Lorna Gold from Laudato Si’ who is featured in the film; and some young climate action leaders.
The theatre is fully accessible. If you are attending a show and would like some assistance accessing the venue you can contact the Front of House Manager: theatre@belvederecollege.ie
