Join Scirens for a virtual event celebrating climate fiction that imagines better futures through innovation, community, and systematic change.
Apocalyptic 'doom and gloom’ stories populate most climate fiction and entertainment and thus most people’s visions of the future. For people to be inspired to tackle our global climate crisis, the story needs to change.
In support of the UN Climate Summit COP26 currently underway and supporting climate events like TED Countdown, Scirens and their partners are bringing together Hollywood actors to lend their voices to these important new visions (selected from ASU’s Center for Science and Imagination's Climate Fiction Anthologies and the seminal climate fiction book, The Ministry for the Future, by award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson), illuminating equitable, just and sustainable tomorrows.
Wednesday 11/17 @ 12:30 pm PT | 3:30 pm ET
FREE and Open to All
Introduced by Scirens co-founders Tamara Krinsky, Taryn O’Neill, and Arizona State University CSI Director Ed Finn with performances by Christina Ochoa (Animal Kingdom), Marc A. Samuel (General Hospital), Montse Hernandez (Jane The Virgin), David Blue (Stargate, Universe), Tara Platt (Spider-Man VG), and Kavi Ladnier (Heroes)
The readings will be followed by a panel discussion with climate scientist Dr. Kate Marvel and award-winning climate fiction author Vandana Singh, plus a special segment with eco-activist / writer Gia Mora.
Presenting Partners
NYC Women Filmmakers
Founded by Cidney Hue in 2015, NYC Women Filmmakers (NYCWF) is a grassroots, non-profit organization that champions inclusion in Film, TV, and Media by connecting underrepresented creators with influential networks, valuable resources, and career-changing opportunities to impact meaningful change in the industry. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram to stay in touch.
Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University
CSI creates inspiring, inclusive, technically grounded visions of the future by bringing together artists, authors, and educators with scientists, technologists, policy thinkers, and community members. The center publishes collections of science fiction, nonfiction, and art; leads informal and formal education initiatives around science, technology, culture, and society; hosts public events and forums and creates podcasts and videos about science fiction, media arts, and possible futures; and conducts interdisciplinary research about collaboration and imagination. Learn more at csi.asu.edu and follow the center on Twitter at @imaginationASU
Special Thanks to
The Science and Entertainment Exchange
The Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences, connects the entertainment industry with experts in science, technology, and medicine in order to enhance the portrayal of science and scientists in film, television, and new media, in order to make science more accessible and inspiring for all audiences.
Monkey Kingdom Productions
Monkey Kingdom Productions was created by Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt to bring life to independent filmmaking and production. With 4 seasons of award-winning comedy Shelf Life, 4 seasons of docu-travel series Up, Up & Away, a touching series on motherhood in Whatta Lark, a series on PTS with Breaking Silence and two feature films, Monkey Kingdom Productions is dedicated to creating thought-provoking and boundary-breaking, quality productions and are thrilled to support ‘Flipping the Script on Climate’ in their forward-focused scientific art.
About the Hosts
SCIRENS: Tamara Krinsky and Taryn O'Neill
SCIRENS (Screen Sirens for Science) is a creative team at the intersection of science and storytelling advocating for and creating STEM-infused entertainment that encourages curiosity and critical thinking, as well as new visions for a rapidly changing world. Co-founded by science enthusiasts and multi-hyphenate creatives TAMARA KRINSKY (actor / broadcast host / writer) and TARYN O’NEILL (director / sci-fi writer / actor / new media producer), Scirens is developing science and climate-themed projects and uses social media to amplify climate activism and STEM outreach. Scirens’ work has been featured on ‘Bill Nye Saves the World’, ‘Star Talk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson’, ‘Quoting Gene Roddenberry', 'The X-Prize’ and ‘L’Oreal DiscovHer’. @scirens @tamarakrinsky @tarynoneill
