I am Greta (2020)
The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Grossman follows Greta - shy student with Asperger's - in her rise to prominence and her galvanizing global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her extraordinary wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City
Primary Title
- I am Greta
Date Broadcast
- Monday 16 October 2023
Release Year
- 2020
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 20
Duration
- 110:00
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Grossman follows Greta - shy student with Asperger's - in her rise to prominence and her galvanizing global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her extraordinary wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Swedish
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Child environmentalists--Sweden--Biography
- Climate change mitigation
- Climatic changes--Social aspects
- Thunberg, Greta, 2003-
- Women environmentalists--Sweden--Biography
- Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Biography
- Feature films--Sweden
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- Environment
Contributors
- Nathan Grossman (Director)
- Greta Thunberg (Subject)
- Svante Thunberg (Interviewee)
- Niclas Svenningsen (Interviewee)
- António Guterres (Interviewee)
- Pope Francis (Speaker)
- Malena Ernman (Interviewee)
- Fredrik Heinig (Producer)
- Cecilia Nessen (Producer)
- Nathan Grossman (Director of Photography)
- Charlotte Landelius (Editor)
- Hanna Lejonqvist (Editor)
- Jon Ekstrand (Composer)
- Rebekka Karijord (Composer)
- B-Reel Films (Production Unit)
- Hulu (Production Unit)
- Sveriges Television (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Child environmentalists--Sweden--Biography
- Climate change mitigation
- Climatic changes--Social aspects
- Thunberg, Greta, 2003-
- Women environmentalists--Sweden--Biography
- Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Biography
- Feature films--Sweden
- Feature films--United States