{"id":39614,"date":"2020-05-01T22:53:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T05:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39614"},"modified":"2020-05-01T23:21:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T06:21:07","slug":"as-seen-from-afar-05-02-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/01\/as-seen-from-afar-05-02-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"As Seen from Afar 05\/02\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oscar-winner Emma Thompson stars in new Extinction Rebellion film<\/h1>\n

This As Seen from Afar will take the form of a ‘short take’ of an article published\u00a0 on the euronews site by Marthe de Ferrer <\/a><\/em>*<\/p>\n

[Yesterday has seen] the release of a new short film starring Emma Thompson about Extinction Rebellion. The film depicts a fictionalised version of the protests held by the activist group last April, which culminated in the UK becoming the first country to formally declare a climate emergency<\/em>. [Italics mine]<\/p>\n

The double Academy Award winner took part in last year\u2019s climate protests, which saw parts of the UK\u2019s capital grind to a halt during a fortnight of continuous civil disobedience. It was during this time that the short film, entitled Extinction<\/em>, was shot.<\/p>\n

The 12-minute production tells the story of a group of climate activists meeting with the Environment Minister in the midst of an ongoing rebellion.<\/p>\n

Emma Thompson explained the importance of both the piece and the movement more generally, saying, \u201cEverything depends on what we do now. In a crisis, you have to convince people to take positive and immediate action. The suffragettes taught us that. You have to be active in your disobedience.<\/p>\n

YouTube: Extinction – Starring Emma Thompson <\/a><\/p>\n