Living Proof - A Climate Story NOMINATED FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2022
A feature-length archive documentary that looks for the roots of the climate crisis in post-war history.
Was climate change inevitable? In the year that Scotland hosts COP26, Living Proof searches for the roots of the climate crisis in our post-war history. In this new documentary, archive footage from Scotland's national archive portrays a country shaped by demands for energy and economic growth, while an eclectic soundtrack amplifies the voices of the past in powerful, and sometimes unsettling, ways.
Are we heading into new territory, or are we caught in a cycle of familiar promises?
“Powerful” - The Herald
“Strikingly prescient” - Little White Lies
"An evocative new documentary that asks difficult questions" - The Times
“A unique take on environmental history” – New Scientist
"A corking film and an extremely timely one" - The Skinny
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Emily MunroDirector
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Emily MunroProducer
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Emily MunroEditors
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Stuart WilsonEditors
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Other
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Runtime:1 hour 38 minutes
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Take One ActionEdinburgh
United Kingdom
September 22, 2021
World premiere -
FOCAL International Awards
Nomination 2022: Best use of footage in a cinematic feature
Distribution Information
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Film Hub ScotlandDistributorCountry: United Kingdom
Emily Munro is a curator, writer and filmmaker based in Glasgow, Scotland.
I work as a moving image curator within the National Library of Scotland and so I approached the archive material as a custodian as well as a filmmaker. While I hold a deep curiosity and admiration for the films that are within the national collection, that doesn't mean being uncritical of the viewpoints represented within them. I'm interested in using the past to help us frame our future. What have we learned? Can we 'build back better'?