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To hope, or not to hope?
That was a question thrown up in a recent Zoom panel at the Sundance Film festival, organised by the National Resources Defence Council’s...
Vera Mark
Feb 2, 20223 min read
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Let's Speed Up the Climate Crisis...
... in arts and entertainment. Recently, I came across two of my go-to writers in environmental matters basically saying the same thing:...
Vera Mark
Jan 19, 20223 min read
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We Need to Talk About Diversity
The problem is, I am not really the right person to talk, or write, about diversity, being a privileged white woman. (At least I am a...
Vera Mark
Nov 17, 20213 min read
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To Stream Or Not To Stream
Hands up: who can claim that during the pandemic, they did not turn to streaming to make up for the loss of social interaction? To keep...
Vera Mark
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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Use Stories to Show Opportunities, Engage and Re-Connect
I just watched the opening address of the Climate Crisis Film Festival and streamed one of their short films, and I encourage you to sign...
Vera Mark
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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Bake Green Behaviour Into Your Story's DNA
We need big stories to tackle big issues - think Erin Brockovich or HBO’s Chernobyl. But we also should make smaller, individual...
Vera Mark
Oct 31, 20212 min read
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Eco villains: change or die!
Or, possibly worse, be humiliated. Moving on from the ‘Green Hero’ post last week, let’s turn to the villains. Hands up: who doesn’t...
Vera Mark
Oct 27, 20213 min read
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Let's Create Green Heroes
Picking up from the last post, here’s the first of my Ecotopia storytelling principles: highlight the positive. Let’s create Green...
Vera Mark
Oct 24, 20212 min read
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