​Join us for an Earth Day screening of the feature documentary Oceania

​Presented in partnership with the NYU Center for Urban Science + Progress, the Climate Film Festival, the NYU College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum, Global Rise: Stories for the Future, and NYU Office of Sustainability.

​Join us for an Earth Day screening of the feature documentary Oceania: Journey to the Center (2024, dir. Natalie Zimmerman), followed by a Q&A conversation highlighting the emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of our current ecological moment.

​With an introduction by Jenni Quilter, Executive Director and Assistant Vice Dean of General Education, College of Arts and Science, New York University.

​​📽️ About the Film - Oceania: Journey to the Center

​OCEANIA: Journey to the Center begins on a coral atoll - predicted to become uninhabitable by 2030 due to rising sea levels and temperatures brought by climate change. We are invited on a journey with a mother and her adult son as they strive to maintain their culture, freedom, and independence after decades of colonizing encounters. 

​​💡 Panel Discussion

​​Following the screening, a panel of experts and filmmakers will delve into the film’s themes and their broader implications for climate communications and environmental justice.

​​Panelists:

• ​Jessie Keyt - Associate Arts Professor and Head of Screenwriting, Department of Dramatic Writing, NYU Tisch School of the Arts

• ​Manohar Patole - Industry Assistant Professor, NYU Tandon's Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP)

• ​Abby Rabinowitz (moderator) - Associate Director, STEM Writing and Clinical Professor, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

• ​Natalie Zimmerman – Director, Oceania

​​This event has limited capacity. Admission will be first come, first served — we encourage early arrival to guarantee your spot.

​​By attending, you consent to being photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded. Your entry constitutes your consent to such photography, filming, and/or recording and to any use, in any and all media, in perpetuity, of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in connection with the event.

​This program is in alignment with the NYU IRL Initiative. This event will be device-free. We invite you to silence your devices, turn off notifications, and embrace the opportunity to be fully present and engaged.