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The three-minute film entitled "Gigantic
Change" was released on Friday to coincide with World Enviroment
Day. It is set in 2050 and shows a girl asking her grandmother,
voiced by Goldberg, to read a "happy" bedtime story.
After the grandmother chronicles a gloomy planet on the brink of
environmental collapse back in 2020, the girl finishes off the
tale, switching the narrative to one where the world came
together to tackle climate change and protect nature.
While the ending is deliberately ambiguous, the film offers a
message of hope. The year 2050 is significant as it is when many
nations have committed to becoming carbon neutral.
The film was created by Passion Pictures, the London studio
behind the Rang-tan film for British supermarket chain Iceland
highlighting the threat of the palm oil industry to orangutans.
With the world slowly emerging from lockdown as a result of the
coronavirus pandemic, climate action group Extinction Rebellion
has been pushing the message that the human race must seize the
opportunity to create a greener future.
The film ends with a caption saying that unless the human race
changes course, by the year 2050 one billion people will be
displaced and half of all species extinct.
Asked about Oscar-winner Goldberg's involvement, co-director
George Lewin said: "We thought her iconic voice would bring a
perfect sense of gravitas to the performance. Plus she is
outspoken on environmental issues and had the potential to
inspire her followers to take action.
Gigantic Change went live on Extinction Rebellion's Facebook,
Youtube, Twitter and Instagram platforms on Friday.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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