Paper short abstract:

There is growing recognition on the effects that human activities have had on the functioning of the planet. This recognition has, in turn, resulted in more actions, or, more often, calls to action, that have seldom sought to restore the stories driving humans towards their own destruction.

Paper long abstract:

Over the past five decades a growing public and scientific recognition on the effects that human activities have had on the biophysical functioning of the planet has come about. This recognition has, in turn, resulted in actions, or, more often, calls to action, that have seldom sought to address and perhaps restore the underlying stories driving humans towards their own destruction. This paper will seek to explore some practical ideas and examples, in terms of film techniques and narratives, that would both incorporate and elevate diverse ways of seeing the world and restore our potential to imagine alternative, less grueling, realities.