The Age of Consequences

Ice caps are melting, water levels are rising, deserts are growing—but what’s the human impact? In this Hot Docs hit, award-winning filmmaker Jared P. Scott cleverly and convincingly connects the dots between climate change and conflict. Here, climate change's impact on resource scarcity, mass migration and border tensions is given a fresh perspective through the lens of national security. “It is not possible to discuss the future of national and international security without addressing climate change,” says U.S. Air Force Gen. Donald Hoffman. “Food shortages, droughts [and] floods will be catalysts for conflict.” Complete with state-of-the-art graphics and unflinching case-study analysis, The Age of Consequences is a compelling and urgent call to action.

Critical praise:  

• The Hollywood Reporter - “Eye opening...made with cinematic polish.”
• Indiewire - “A wake up call.”
• NBC - “Investigates climate change impacts in a new way."
• The Globe and Mail - "A laser-guided film on the perils of climate change to national security."
• The State of the Arts - “Deftly weaves together causalities and consequences.”