New Feature Doc to Spotlight Youth Climate Activists

CreativeChaos vmg (Casting By, This Changes Everything, Bleed Out) is working with Above the Clouds (Lansky, Five Fingers for Marseilles) to produce This Is Planet Z.

The feature-length documentary follows a diverse group of youth climate activists who conceptualized, organized and mobilized youth across the U.S. to speak up and incite change. Their actions culminated in 7.5 million people striking on September 20, 2019, encouraging young voter turnout that influenced the 2020 presidential election and key races across the U.S.

In the spirit of the film, CreativeChaos vmg and Above the Clouds are planning a year-long effort of social action motivated around getting out the vote in 2024 with a dedicated focus on youth and social media.

“We are proud of our longstanding tradition for developing content that functions as a catalyst for change,” said director and producer Tom Donahue, co-founder of CreativeChaos vmg.

CreativeChaos vmg co-founder and producer Ilan Arboleda added, “This Is Planet Z is a testament to how a crop of young hopefuls can spark social disruption and help solve issues that threaten our future.”

Above the Clouds’ CEO and producer, Jeff Hoffman, said, “The young leaders in this film dedicated their high school years to push elected leaders to take more dramatic action to save our planet from catastrophe. This film shows the power and impact that a small group of determined youth can have to influence climate policy and elections critical to climate action—and just how they did it.”