Let Science Speak - a short film series

Let Science Speak – http://letsciencespeak.com  or on YouTube -- is a 6-part, web-based short film series (5 min each) and activation campaign aiming to call America’s attention to the importance of science in one’s daily life [including conservation science], as well as to the damaging effects of censorship, and the suppression of important scientific data. It seeks to rally public support for scientists and the vital work they do every day. This public support is important because scientists are now on the front lines of some of the gravest challenges facing our planet, including climate change, ecological degradation, and the loss of biodiversity. And many of them face exceptionally difficult circumstances right now. Not only is science funding being cut or eliminated, but many scientists – especially those working in the increasingly politicized area of climate change – are themselves being attacked in ways we've never seen before. Let Science Speak represents a timely opportunity to help the world better understand and see scientists as fellow human beings, as well as how powerful their work is and how important this work is to people’s everyday lives.
 
The film series was about one year in the making by Generous Films of San Francisco. The six featured scientists were chosen because of their leading work in climate and environmental science, but also their ability to share a more personal story about their lives, as well as their work, thus showing a more human side of scientists to the broader world that will connect to larger audiences.
 
Let Science Speak premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on September 20th and has been briefly featured in the New York Times, Forbes, and the Weather Channel, as well as Rolling Stone and Rock Sound (given that Fallout Boy’s Patrick Stump wrote the beautiful score).