Things Fall Apart: An Arctic Story                             

                                                                               
Kivalina, a tiny island in the Chukchi Sea inhabited by Inupiat Alaskans, is being swallowed by the ocean. Because of climate change, ice sheets that had traditionally protected the island from the pounding northern seas are fast melting, as crashing waves erode this tiny piece of land (now half the size it was a few decades ago). Disappearing ice also makes it difficult to hunt the seals, walruses, and bowhead whales on which the community has traditionally subsisted. The village must relocate to survive, but the costs amount to hundreds of millions of dollars-- with no other options, and to pay for the move, Kivalina sued 24 major energy companies deemed responsible for global warming.  This film is about Kivalina's story.


The full film can be seen by googling: Vimeo+Melibefilms

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