Using Drama for Impact

"You can’t tell someone you’re going to give them bad news for an hour and expect them to turn up and listen to it." (Nilsson et al., 2023)

It's been a long day and you're tired and stressed. The last thing you probably want is to watch a film or tv series that lectures you on the existential climate risks that humanity is facing. This understandable preference is a critical barrier for communicating and educating societies on environmental security risks. How do we change this?

Simply put, we need to put 'drama' first. We're working with actors, producers, and scriptwriters to help integrate environmental security trends and principles within film and tv series. In doing so, we're seeking to help people gain insights on real-life risks through formats that don't feel dogmatic or off-putting. Yet, in turn, we're also helping academics to understand how to deliver information in a more engaging and impactful way.

Case Study:

COPPER BULLET follows four characters who must navigate a web of criminality, revenge and greed after they naively stumble into the illegal copper trade in Central Africa. As power struggles between competing interests unfold, we are drawn into a matrix of crime lords, law enforcement, and the ordinary people caught in the crossfire. Highlighting issues of cultural identity, fractured belief systems, economic aspirations and the pervasive influence of foreign powers, COPPER BULLET provides audiences with dramatic personal stories that also communicate the rapidly changing risks and opportunities seen in modern Africa.