Cities Of Hope

This documentary gives a voice to a generation that feels ignored as the climate crisis threatens their futures.

The main issues of our sustainability problems are explored through the day-to-day lives of the next generation, who regard it as a cultural crisis they have inherited.

This encompasses attitudes towards finite resources, the consumer culture, agency, community support and the fragility of our relationship with nature.

It is not a didactic series about the dos and don’ts of our environmental crisis. Instead, it questions whether the next generation is rising to the moment to shift attitudes and behaviour to safeguard their futures.

Set against the backdrop of Australia’s Hunter Valley and Newcastle, home to the world’s largest coal port, the series serves as a microcosm of global challenges. Through this lens, the documentary seeks to inspire a deeper understanding and dialogue about the urgent need for change.

The hope in the project title symbolises the belief that change is possible and there are actions we can take to make a difference.

Our vision is to uncover the voice and empower agency for the next generation to believe in their futures. The impact we aspire to make is to secure acknowledgment from the greater community that their futures matter and are under threat.

This vision transcends telling people what to do; it’s about addressing the cultural crisis that has led to our sustainability woes. It studies behaviour and what contemporary factors disengage us from thinking beyond ourselves and nurturing the bigger picture of the collective good.

The ensemble cast will demonstrate how hope can be the driver to inspire enduring change.

The project aims to showcase the cast members’ living examples to inspire the belief that taking action matters. In the series, true hope means recognising that each of us has a role to play in creating meaningful change.

This series aims to promote a forum for discussion, stimulating conversations that awaken the custodians of the natural world and the humanitarian within us all.

We believe that the audience witnessing people involved in change can be the spark to create change in their own lives.

The director and producers’ stakeholder history and body of work underscores social, humanitarian and environmental storytelling.

Through previous documentaries, we have a network of broadcasters and platforms worldwide, including Europe, Asia, Australia, and The Americas. We will use these to benefit this new series. Our distribution partners (currently in discussion) will explore other complementary channels.

Furthermore, the team has extensive experience in strategic campaigns and content creation for brands, marketing and advertising.

On this basis, we will build a strategy to create a global online presence for the project “Cities Of Hope.” The collaborative history with partners includes the Department of Environment, Breastscreen & The Cancer Council, Beyond Blue, The Mental Health Institute, NSW Disability Council, Department of Community & Justice, Schizophrenia Foundation, NSW Health, Bahnhofsmission, Murrock Cultural Centre, Worrimi Council, Garma Festival, and Naidoc Week.

“Empowering the belief that every story matters.”
“Take action and share your story of hope.”
“Your story can inspire those around you.”

A strategic online engagement campaign will commence during production and screenings to inspire others to share their stories of hope. It will feature behind-the-scenes activities, further story vignettes and supporting links to community action groups focused on sustainability and climate defence.