Tell the producers and stars of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to reserve 2-4 minutes of their enormous audience's attention and show a film short for the earth that issues the strongest possible plea for immediate climate action
Why is this important?
The December 18th 2015 debut of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is a chance to tell vast audiences to defeat the dark side of man-made climate change and awaken the force of worldwide actions that will allow us to live sustainably on Mother Earth. One excellent series of Hollywood-produced film shorts is the "Nature Is Speaking" series made by Conservation International narrated by major actors, including Harrison Ford and Lupita Nyong'o who are members of the Star Wars cast. Ford and director James Cameron brought us the recent Showtime Documentary series,"Years of Living Dangerously," demonstrating the entertainment industry's ability to elevate environmental realities. Ford spoke out passionately for the earth by confronting Indonesia's president and condemning that country's palm oil industry for destroying its forests. With Ford's return to star in "The Force Awakens" -- a blockbuster that may well set world records for theater viewership -- he and James Cameron should use their star power and status to demand that theaters precede each showing with a film short for the Earth. We are also targeting Star Wars creator George Lucas, distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Director/Producer J.J. Abrams, co-producer Bryan Burk, and Kathleen Kennedy, president of co-producer Lucasfilm. as well as the CEOs of large Theater and Cinema Companies like Carmike, AMC, Regal, Harkins, Cinemark, and more. Perhaps the best film short to suggest is the Louie Schwartzberg/Morgan Freeman film short to the 2014 UN Climate Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4r5OsKyTUU
