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Be inspired and informed by these climate crisis documentaries, from calls to protect our dwindling seas and oceans to reasons to feel climate optimism and hope

Yanuni

Stunningly cinematic footage through the Amazon follows Juma Xipaia as she strives to protect her people’s land over many years, from Glasgow’s COP through to Brazilian elections and the establishment of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples.

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This is juxtaposed with her love story with husband Hugo Loss, who works at Brazil’s environmental protection agency IBAMA, scouting illegal mining operations throughout the Amazon from helicopter and boat, setting dredgers and planes ablaze.

Yanuni was shortlisted for Best Feature Documentary in the 98th Academy Awards – the Oscars in 2026 – in a fantastic recognition of this vital film.

Lucy Fulford and Jasmin Qureshi, Multimedia Leads

Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

Words really fall short in describing how powerful the story of Mossville is. It’s one you have to see for yourself.

Described as “the material toxicity of racism” by the New York Times, and with William J Barber III saying that “the story of Mossville is the story of America,” the film tells the story of Mossville, Louisiana – a once-thriving community founded by formerly enslaved and free people-of-colour, and an economically flourishing safe haven for generations of African-American families.

Today it’s a breeding ground for petrochemical plants and their toxic black clouds.

The film follows one man who refuses to abandon his family’s land, despite prolonged exposure to contamination, pollution and destruction that forced the rest of the community out.

Yet it’s also a story that connects the struggle for environmental justice from Louisiana to South Africa and beyond, where communities time and again face the toxic fallout from the massive corporate power of polluting industries.

The UN Human Rights Office hosted a virtual screening of the film to kick off the 28th Session on Environmental Justice, the Climate Crisis, and People of African Descent.

Check out how you can see the film and support the project: mossvilleproject.com

Julieta Biegner, US Communications and Campaigns Officer