Whoopi Goldberg photo: Timothy White
Today – Friday June 5th for World Environment Day Passion Pictures in association with Extinction Rebellion have launched a new 3 minute beautiful animation film entitled the The Gigantic Change that stars Whoopi Goldberg.
The Gigantic Change – Film Still 07 – Artwork © Nicola Jane Francis
It looks back from 2050 to show how people came together to save the world from the climate crisis.
The film, The Gigantic Change, will go live on Extinction Rebellion’s Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram as part of World Environment Day.
As we start to plan how to rebuild our world post-Covid, the film shows that a brighter future really is possible. But this won’t happen on its own; we must all take action today. Climate change is an existential threat to people of all ages and backgrounds. The need for collective action has never been greater.
Visit thegiganticchange.com to find out how you can take action today.
As we start to plan how to rebuild our world post-Covid, the film shows that a brighter future really is possible. But this won’t happen on its own; we must all take action today. The climate and ecological crisis is an existential threat to people of all ages and backgrounds. The need for collective action has never been greater.
The team behind The Gigantic Change, together with Passion Pictures – who created the famous Orangutan advert for Iceland – knew that Whoopi’s iconic voice would bring a perfect sense of gravitas to the performance. She is a prominent campaigner on environmental issues, so she had the power to inspire many of her followers to take action.
The urgency of the situation clearly resonates with her, and many others, but the challenge is to communicate this urgency to the wider public. This is the primary purpose of The Gigantic Change. After seeing the film, viewers are invited to visit https://www.thegiganticchange.com, a simple website outlining the most effective actions they can take to save the environment.
Whoopi Goldberg has appeared in such films as The Color Purple, Ghost, and Sister Act. She became the first African American woman to host the Academy Awards and only the second African American woman to actually win one. Today she has a strong voice on climate issues and is an active supporter of the School Strikes.
The Gigantic Change – Film Still 11 – Artwork © Nicola Jane Francis
Full List of Cast & Crew:
Grandmother: Whoopi Goldberg
Granddaughter: Livia Nelson
Co-Directors: George Lewin & Nicola Jane Francis
Original Story: George Lewin
Co-Writers: Nicola Jane Francis & Josh Hughes
Producer: Serena Schellenberg
Executive Producer: Belle Palmer at Passion Pictures
Designer & Animator: Nicola Jane Francis
Sound Designer: Chris Banks
Music Composer: Simon Chamberlain
Casting Director: Nicci Topping Casting (CSA)
Livia Nelson represented by Creative Kidz & Co
Voiceover Recording: Factory Studios
Special thanks to all those who supported our GoFundMe campaign to get this important project off the ground.
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