YAP
Manhattan
Climate Fresk
Thursday, September 5, 2024 - Thursday, June 26, 2025
Free event for all schools
In this workshop, students learn about the scientific processes at work behind climate change.
YAP
Screening of
Whale Nation
Les gardiennes de la planète (Guardians of the Planet)
Schedule
Friday, April 25, 2025
11:00 AM
Attention: For school groups only. Not a public event.
Dir. Jean-Albert Lievre, 2023, France, 82min, DCP
Narrated by Jean Dujardin
In French with English subtitles
Recommended for ages 6+
In this stunning documentary, director Jean-Albert Lièvre follows the plight of a beached humpback whale through dual perspectives—a young girl and the whale itself. The narrative unfolds alongside interviews with myriad experts and incredible underwater footage of whales in their natural environment, emphasizing the intelligence, community, and ecological role of these gentle giants—and the toll that humans take on them. Both a poetic homage to Heathcote Williams’ book Whale Nation and a rallying cry, urging viewers to consider the effects of their actions, both big and small, positive and negative.
This screening is part of L’Alliance New York’s Climate Month programming.
Venue
Event Pricing
Public and Charter Schools: Free
All Other Schools: $5 per student
Teachers and Chaperones: Free
All Other Schools: $5 per student
Teachers and Chaperones: Free
Jean-Albert Lièvre
Jean-Albert Lièvre is a French documentary filmmaker, photographer, and author. In 1986 he began working on wildlife documentaries for television and the IMAX circuits. In 1992, Lièvre directed his first film The History of a Yucatan Cisal Rope. Through his work centering on the observation of nature, the director has become a sort of “accidental environmentalist” whose voice echoes a case for preservation and insists on the necessity of existing with nature. Lièvre currently lives and works between Paris and Corsica.
The Young Audience Program is supported by the ENGIE Foundation.
The Young Audience Program is supported by the ENGIE Foundation.
The Young Audience Program is supported by the ENGIE Foundation.
Header Image: Whale Nation, Dir. Jean-Albert Lievre, 2023
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