1.5 Degrees of Peace
BY KASHA SEQUOIA SLAVNER
The global climate crisis is responsible for instability; resource scarcity, an influx of climate migrants, environmental racism, and economic insecurity are all factors increasing the risk of violence and conflict erupting. Around the world, BIPOC youth and youth in the Global South are at the forefront of building intersectional social and environmental movements, young people living at the nexus of these issues are feeling the impacts of the climate crisis, increased violence, and conflicts in their own communities. In a time of converging crises and multiple existential threats, how do we elevate the voices of those who are seeking to make the links between climate justice and peace? How do we bring peace into the global climate conversation?
1.5 Degrees of Peace is a character-driven feature documentary, following the unfolding stories of 3-4 youth in regions hard-hit by the nexus of the climate crisis, militarization, conflicts, and systemic violence.
The film contrasts the challenges of young leaders in their struggle for environmental justice and demilitarization with the joy, community, and visionary solutions that exist within these movements; shedding light on the solutions they’re finding to address the most urgent existential crises of our times. Through a personal and intimate glimpse into the lives of those daring to dream of solutions, we will see what a world that works could look like
ABOUT KASHA
Kasha Sequoia Slavner is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, speaker, and passionate advocate for climate justice and peace. At 15, she founded The Global Sunrise Project, a positive-impact media organization, which leverages the power of storytelling to create social change through documentary screenings, photography exhibits, and educational workshops.
Her first feature documentary, The Sunrise Storyteller, has screened at over 61 film festivals internationally, garnering 31 awards, including “Best Documentary” at Carmarthen Bay BAFTA Awards Qualifying Film Festival.
Her newest film, 1.5 Degrees of Peace, currently in production, is a character-driven feature documentary, exploring how militarization and conflicts are intrinsically linked with the climate crisis. The film follows the unfolding stories of youth in regions most hard-hit by the impact of these intersecting threats.
Kasha is an accredited expert with the Women’s Media Centre. Her work has been featured in CTV news, CBC news, Elle Magazine, Thred, and National Geographic learning among many other publications. In 2019, she was a recipient of the Diana Award, and most recently selected as one of the Wonder Grantees for Sustainability by the Shawn Mendes Foundation. She has also been awarded as a Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies Trailblazer, and is one of 25 youth selected for the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs #Leaders4Tomorrow program.