Frontline

Four local Toronto climate activists unpack COP26 and what Canadians can do about the climate crisis.

  • Adelaide Berardi
    Director
  • Mateen Missaghi
    Cinematographer
  • Brooke Walker
    Editor
  • AJ Lawrence
    Sound Recordist
  • Nicolas Flood
    Sound Recordist
  • Sapphire Huang
    Sound Recordist
  • Daniel Solokhine
    Post Sound
  • Brayden McQueen
    AC
  • Shaun Soutar
    AC
  • Natalia Morales
    Boom Operator
  • Stella Racca
    Boom Operator
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 10, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - York University
  • Anarchy Film Festival
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    March 17, 2023
    European Premiere, UK Premiere
    Official Selection
  • International Migration & Environmental Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    June 5, 2023
    North American Premiere, Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Earth Stories Film Festival
    Keele
    United Kingdom
    April 21, 2023
    Nominee
  • Duemila30
    Milan
    Italy
    June 10, 2023
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Adelaide Berardi

Adelaide Berardi was born in Toronto, ON and eventually moved to Whitby, ON, where she attended high school. She currently goes to York University for film production, in her fourth year. There, she has directed three films, and co-directed three others. Her most recent project, Frontline, is a documentary about climate activism in Toronto.

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Director Statement

When I first set out to make this film, I had a much different premise in mind. I had planned on documenting a larger, more general topic, documenting climate justice activist groups in Toronto and their history. I attended and decided to document the COP26 rally on a whim, thinking it would make good b-roll footage. But, when the speakers at the rally inspired me to the degree that they did, I knew I had to refocus the documentary. Interviewing these four activists about their part in the rally as well as their activism in general was an honour, and the knowledge I gained from our on- and off-set conversations is priceless. And, despite narrowing down the scope of my documentary, I learned a larger lesson about the perseverance at the heart of the movement.