
This Changes Everything
2015

Representation Score
Fair
2016
TV-14Director
Josh Fox
Runtime
125 minutes
Average Rating
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Josh Fox’s documentary shifts the environmental conversation away from Western policy-making and toward the lived experiences of global communities. By centering those most affected by climate change, the film moves beyond Anglo-centric discourse to highlight systemic failures and grassroots resilience. The film excels at providing a platform for diverse, non-Western voices and critiques the dominant capitalist structures that drive environmental degradation. This globalized worldview fosters a sense of multi-layered ability to act among the populations documented. However, the film lacks specific visibility regarding LGBTQ+ identities and disability representation. While it promotes communal strength, it does not provide clear evidence of how these specific underrepresented groups are characterized within the narrative.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include explicit representations of LGBTQ+ identities or stories centered around queer experiences. There is no clear depiction of characters with non-traditional gender identities or sexual orientations.
The film challenges traditional patriarchal structures by highlighting the collective resilience and creative abilities of communities. It focuses on the importance of communal effort rather than individual leadership.
By documenting communities around the world facing environmental issues, the film highlights non-Western perspectives. This approach gives significant attention to people of color and those from the Global South, granting them a prominent role.
The film questions modern industrial capitalism and Western-centric values. It examines how climate change impacts personal morality and looks for inspiration outside traditional institutional frameworks.
The film does not specifically address the portrayal of neurodivergence or physical disabilities. While it emphasizes human resilience, it does not provide clear examples of how disabled individuals are represented.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
When documentarian Josh Fox realizes, after much soul searching, that the answers for how to respond to the degradation of our environment cannot be found in his own back yard, he travels the world to connect with communities that are already facing grave effects of climate change. What he finds is a complicated mix of tragedy and inspiration in the various ways climate change is affecting our value systems. How to Let Go of the World delivers a sobering portrait of the state of climate change, and takes stock of what makes humans survivors, and our societies so creative and resilient.

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