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Greenpeace presents climate change comedy series ‘My Pet Footprint’
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Greenpeace presents climate change comedy series ‘My Pet Footprint’

green peace will use humor to change the way people talk about climate change with his new animated series “.”

An animated comedy aimed at Generation Z but intended to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages, “My Pet Footprint” follows 15-year-old Bella and her sensitive carbon footprint, Betty, imbued with the collective guilt of the worst. polluters of the world. The duo embarks on a surreal adventure through time and space, experiencing firsthand the most significant impacts of climate change created by Big Oil.

Combining dystopian drama with sci-fi language and a strong sense of humor, the series is set in a world where executives have discovered a way to remove their consciences, turning them into top businessmen and creating an almost inhuman obstacle for the program. main characters.

Watch the first trailer for the series below.

“With ‘My Pet Footprint’, we are not just creating a TV show, we are starting a movement,” said Mikyoung Kim, project director at Greenpeace East Asia. “By harnessing the power of animation and comedy, we are creating a new language to discuss climate change, one that resonates across generations and cultures. “This series represents our commitment to exploring innovative ways to engage and empower people in the fight for the future of our planet.”

The series is being produced by Prague-based animation studio Wit & Wisdom, which has a strong background in socially conscious filmmaking and has worked with organizations such as Greenpeace, Unicef, Worth Wildlife Fund and others. The series is directed by accomplished filmmaker Daniel Bird, who trained under legendary Czech surrealist filmmaker and stop-motion legend Jan Švankmajer.

With “My Pet Footprint,” Greenpeace hopes to close a gap in climate communication by using humor to address complex environmental concepts and make them more appealing to a broader audience.

Bird says in the show that “the absolutely fundamental core is the idea that if we can laugh about climate change, then we can start talking about it seriously and bring it into the public consciousness as something that’s not so scary that people to go out so soon.” as the topic arises. “A lot of people don’t want to hear about it, but if they’re already engaging in it, we can turn around and talk about it more seriously.”

He explains that the goal of the series is to first entertain and then educate, “but not in a documentary sense. “We want to teach people in a more emotional way.” He referenced Netflix’s “Mr Bates vs The Post Office” as a model and explained that “journalists have been reporting on it for years, but when the public saw it being dramatically presented, they got genuinely angry.”

According to the director, Wit & Wisdom has already put together a seven-episode bible and the show’s pilot script is written. Once the pilot is produced, the team will use the episode to attract more investors to finish season 1 and could take it to festivals and markets around the world to do so.

Regarding distribution, “the goal is to get the entire series on streaming. The minimum expectation is a YouTube series, but we’d like to take our pilot to festivals and bring the scripts, and if someone wants to pick us up, get a streaming partner we can work with to finish the season. “

“I’ve never pitched anything to Netflix or another big streamer before, so the entry codes aren’t available to me currently, so the idea is to make this as good as possible and then let people come to us.” . “

If a major global streamer doesn’t come on board, Bird says his team hasn’t ruled out adapting its seven episodes into a feature-length film that would surely have a full festival run before seeking a wider distribution outlet. In any case, the long-term goal is not to create a commercial product but to make something that is fun, funny and that can positively impact the fight against climate change.