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By Niva Kay, Emily McDowell, Nia Phipps, Phil Stebbing, Niva Kay, Emily McDowell, Nia Phipps and Philip Stebbing

High Tide Don't Hide

IMPACT DAYS

Determined to provoke real action, New Zealand teenagers nationwide join the global School Strike for Climate. But planning a movement and building momentum are the easy parts as they face political indifference, their own privilege, and the ongoing struggle to be heard… as the tides continue to rise. In the small-town Thames, teenage best friends Helena and Lillian fight their mayor as the sea begins to sink into their streets. In the capital, Sophie rallies while running for council, to dwindling media attention. In the big city, Auckland, Luke pushes for nonviolent direct action, willing to be arrested if it’ll make headlines. When South Auckland’s prize-winning performance poet, Aigagaleifili, forms a breakaway strike group, everything must change. The devastation of climate change on Pacific nations must be acknowledged.

Sections : Impact Days, Impact Days
Country : New Zealand
Original language : English
Directors
Niva Kay
Emily McDowell
Nia Phipps
Phil Stebbing
Niva Kay (New Zealand)
Emily McDowell (New Zealand)
Nia Phipps (New Zealand)
Philip Stebbing (New Zealand)
Producers
Nia Phipps
Philip Stebbing (New Zealand)
Niva Kay (New Zealand)
Emily McDowell (New Zealand)
Nia Phipps (New Zealand)
The Rebel Film Collective
Completion
October 2020
Impact Statement
High Tide Don’t Hide tracks a shift among Aotearoa, New Zealand’s youth climate justice movement, as Pasifika and indigenous activists work to take their rightful place at the front of it. By showing our characters’ experiences in taking action on issues including climate anxiety and racism, our vision is that others are inspired to take action too. Our primary impact goals are to amplify youth voices in the area of climate activism and to provoke urgent, uncompromising and effective climate action, particularly by centring Pasifika voices in Aotearoa, across the Pacific and the world. This film encourages activist groups to examine privilege and representation in their own groups’ and movements’ dynamics and to take steps to explore the true meaning of allyship.
With High Tide Don't Hide we aim to amplify youth voices in the area of climate activism to provoke urgent, effective and uncompromising climate action. We encourage activist groups to examine privilege and representation in their own group or movement's dynamics.
Impact Goals
  1. Amplify youth voices to provoke urgent, uncompromising and effective climate action.
  2. Drive commitment to collective action to make drastic changes, e.g. greenhouse gas emission legislation.
  3. Support acknowledgement that climate change is a social justice issue, particularly for the Pacific nations.
  4. Encourage examination of privilege, representation and allyship in viewers’ own group/ movement dynamics.
  5. Spotlight the impact of the climate crisis and insufficient climate action on youth mental health.
Impact Strategy
  • Screen at key policy-directing/influencing conferences: COP27; United Nations, WEF, European Parliament.
  • Partner with Pacific activist groups to support a Pacific-identified campaign goal.
  • Compile to share existent resources on privilege and allyship, and highlight places of expertise.
  • Partner with NGOs to have the film shared internally, and internationally.
  • Forge connections with international support agencies, e.g. environmental groups, NGOs, Green parties, and climate justice organisations.
  • Broadcast in more territories; on television, or a significant streamer, e.g. Netflix.
  • Partner with the New Zealand Ministry of Education to have the film seen in all New Zealand high schools.
  • Find the support of an international Impact Producer/s to support international viewership and impact.
  • Source funds to support international impact and outreach, e.g. the Climate Resilience Justice Fund.
Contact
Primary contacts
Nia Phipps (New Zealand): niaphippsfilm@gmail.com
Emily McDowell (New Zealand): emily@majorarc.org
Niva Kay (New Zealand): therebelfilmcollective@gmail.com
Philip Stebbing (New Zealand): therebelfilmcollective@gmail.com
Participants present at the Impact Days
Nia Phipps (New Zealand)
Emily McDowell (New Zealand)
Niva Kay (New Zealand)
Philip Stebbing (New Zealand)

Organisations
Amnesty International NZ
New Zealand chapter of international NGOs:
Greenpeace Aotearoa
Pacific Climate Warriors

New Zealand public broadcaster
TVNZ

US-based broadcast organisation
Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC)
Pacific Heartbeat PBS

Organisations
Amnesty International NZ
New Zealand chapter of international NGOs:
Greenpeace Aotearoa
Pacific Climate Warriors

New Zealand public broadcaster
TVNZ

US-based broadcast organisation
Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC)
Pacific Heartbeat PBS