This film tells the story about the Pope’s call to care for our planet. In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’, a letter to the world confronting the looming calamity of human impact on Earth and ourselves. It is one of the most ambitious and revolutionary papal statements in history and outlines the most critical environmental and social issues that we collectively face.
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In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’, a letter to every single person in the world, confronting the looming calamity of human impact on Earth and ourselves. It is one of the most ambitious and revolutionary papal statements in history, since it is directed not just to Catholics, but to everyone on the planet and outlines the most critical environmental and social issues that we collectively face.
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There are four "voices" that Pope Francis calls specifically for in Laudato Si’: the Voice of the Poor, the Indigenous, the Youth, and Wildlife, voices that are too often ignored in today's world. We witness a series of letters exit the Vatican, traveling across the globe to Senegal, Brazil, India and Hawaii. These are invitations to five remarkable human beings for an unprecedented dialogue with the Pope. A dialogue where we become caretakers of this planet we call home.
Chief Dadá
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Chief Dadá canoeing through Maró Indigenous Land.
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Chief Dadá, Arouna Kandé, Robin Martin, Greg Asner, and Ridhima Pandey walk through the Bronze Gate inside the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
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Greg Asner, Chief Dadá, Issa Kouyaté, and Tim Boekhout van Solinge walking to Sala Regia inside the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
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Sala Regia inside the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City
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Robin Martin and Greg Asner admiring the hemispheres maps at Terza Loggia inside the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
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Dr. Lorna Gold leading Pope meeting rehearsal in Rome.
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