US 2020, 110 min Director CHRISTI COOPER
In 2015, 21 ambitious young activists from ages 11 to 22 brought a groundbreaking lawsuit against the United States government. They came from different states and different cultural backgrounds, but they shared one thing in common: they had all witnessed the devastating effects of climate change. Their monumental legal battle is thoroughly detailed in Christi Cooper’s engrossing Youth v Gov. Cooper follows the plaintiffs as they take on the world’s most powerful government, suing for a constitutional right to a safe climate system and demanding a recovery plan that will stabilize the crisis they’ve inherited. Going up against mountains of evidence from climatologists, whistleblowers, scientific experts, and the testimonies of the plaintiffs, the government takes extraordinary measures to get the case dismissed. But these empowered youths refuse to back down. Youth v Gov is an inspiring tale of hope offering a voice to the future of the country.