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

  • Emily Munro
    Director
  • Emily Munro
    Producer
  • Emily Munro
    Editors
  • Stuart Wilson
    Editors
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Other
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 38 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Take One Action
    Edinburgh
    United Kingdom
    September 22, 2021
    World premiere
  • FOCAL International Awards

    Nomination 2022: Best use of footage in a cinematic feature
Distribution Information
  • Film Hub Scotland
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
Director Biography - Emily Munro

Emily Munro is a curator, writer and filmmaker based in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Director Statement

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'?