Severn Cullis-Suzuki

That speech I gave at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992 truly has a life of its own. In 2019, Swiss artist Simone Giampaolo reached out to tell me about a project he and a team of fellow animators were working on… a collaborative animation of the 6 minutes of the speech to the UN. In this visual poem, they have created something magical and moving. **Trailer was released – Earth Day 2020!** Then, it premiered in Europe in September 2020 at Encounters Film Festival in Bristol, and was subsequently screened at Fantoche.

‘Only a Child’ was a winner at the 2020 Los Angeles Animation Festival – Best Mixed Media!

‘Only a Child’ will next be screened at at the 56th Solothurn Film Festival – Swiss Premiere!

keynote speaker

“We are perpetuating intergenerational injustice: Climate Change is the ultimate example of an intergenerational crime.

Helsinki, Finland 2017

media and broadcast

“This is an interesting moment in the narrative of Canada. Reconciliation offers us a chance: we need to learn from First Nations people; age old cultures with tried and tested knowledge on how to survive.“

Samaqan: Urban Rez Productions on APTN

get in touch

“This is an incredible time to be alive: each of our actions matter. We have the opportunity to be part of a narrative of transformation, to play a role in the human story.”

Write: Severn Cullis-Suzuki, c/o New Data Enterprises
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