Storytelling Through Documentaries: Nature, Self Love, and Interconnectedness with Céline Cousteau
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Listen to this episode: Duration: 37 min.
Quick Overview
Céline Cousteau expounds upon environmental advocacy and storytelling by sharing her work in documentary filmmaking and public speaking over the past decade, focusing on inspiring hope through conservation success stories. Ms. Cousteau emphasizes the interconnectedness of all living things and how modern disconnection from nature and ourselves has led to internal suffering impacting our relationship with the planet. The speakers explore how connecting humans to nature through education, transformational leadership, technology, and self-care could help address issues like ocean pollution.
Questions and Topics Addressed in this Episode
- The power of environmental documentary films and storytelling to inspire action and amplify unheard voices.
- The interconnectedness of humans, nature, and ecosystems
- A call for self love: disconnection from oneself leads to disconnection from nature.
- The psychological and productivity benefits of connecting with nature.
- Ocean health, pollution, and conservation efforts.
- A call for transformational leadership that values the whole humans, reducing burnout
Céline Cousteau
Storytelling Through Documentaries: Nature, Self Love, and Interconnectedness
Who is Céline Cousteau?
Céline Cousteau is the Founder & Director of CauseCentric Productions and Co-founder & Chairman of the Board of the Outdoor Film Fellowship. She graduated from Skidmore College in 1994 with a Bachelor in psychology and later received her master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management from the School for International Training. In 2018, she released her first feature length documentary, Tribes on the Edge, about the Vale do Javari indigenous tribes in the Brazilian Amazon and their struggles to preserve their traditional way of life amidst the encroaching industrial world.
This podcast is developed by Earth Charter International as part of our work as UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development with the Earth Charter.
