Later is Too Late, a participatory climate film by Nancy Nicol documenting last fall’s Seniors for Climate Day of Action, is a window into the fears and hopes of ordinary people across Canada facing the existential threat of the climate crisis and working to be part of the solutions.
Castlegar Seniors for Climate, Castlegar United Church, and the West Kootenay Climate Hub will be presenting the film on Sunday, April 27 at the Castlegar United Church (809 Merry Creek Road) at 3:30 p.m. with discussion following. Admission is by donation and refreshments will be available.
“We’re excited to be able to share the film with the community this month,” says Deb Wandler, who organizes the Castlegar Seniors for Climate group.
“It really scares me for my grandchildren,” and “We are motivated by our love of our grandchildren,” say participants featured in the film.
The film documents the first ever National Seniors Day of Climate Action, organized by Seniors for Climate, on Oct. 1, 2024. Seniors, youth, Indigenous elders, and environmental and climate justice activists across Turtle Island rallied in 76 communities from Pugwash N.S. to Victoria B.C. to Yellowknife N.T.
Castlegar participants held an event at Millenium Park Pavilion with speakers including former MLA Corky Evans. A group of 45 joined together to write postcards to our local MLA and MP, with personal messages about individual concerns for the climate and requested actions to take on our behalf.
Film director Nancy Nicol (professor emerita, York University) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a long history of works on human rights and social justice.
Seniors for Climate organizers and videographers in communities across Canada shared documentation of their events with Nicol, from which she created, Later is Too Late, a powerful documentary that tells a story of climate activism and hope for a better future.
