AfriDocs presents AfriDocs Climate Change Film Week from 2 to 9 December which will coincide with the United Nations Framework on Climate Change COP meeting in Lima, Peru.
During this week some of the world’s best environmental films will be screened across sub-Saharan Africa on DStv channel ED (channel 190) and GOtv (channel 65) at 20h00 (GMT + 2).
These documentary films bring the global discussions between countries back down to the human level – sharing stories of how climate change is already affecting some of the world’s most vulnerable peoples.
One of the organisations at the frontline of fighting climate change is Greenpeace, and to kick off AfriDocs Climate Change Film Week on 2 December, will be the film, Black Ice, which tells the story of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise that set sail to protest the first ever oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean.
None of the people on board could have known what was coming as they were seized at gunpoint by Russian special-forces. The “Arctic 30’ were thrust into headlines all over the world, facing up to 15 years in prison and finding themselves at the centre of a bitter international dispute.
Directly after the screening of the film, Greenpeace Africa will host a live Twitter Q & A where veiwers can get first-hand information about climate change, what is happening at the Climate Change Summit, and what Greenpeace is doing to assist in the fight against climate change.
Simply tweet @Greenpeaceafric #GreenpeaceAfriDocs to join in the conversation on Tuesday evening.
