In the race for existence, striking teenagers discover that activism, authority and awareness make for a steep learning curve.

Determined to provoke real action, New Zealand teenagers nationwide join the global School Strike for Climate. But planning a movement and building momentum are the easy parts as they face political indifference, their own privilege, and the ongoing struggle to be heard…as the tides continue to rise.

Major Arc is proud to have supported this feature-length documentary.

Highlights in its festival run include its worldwide premiere at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, fronting the prestigious Washington DC Environmental Film Festival, and being one of a handful of films selected globally to take part in a FIFDA Impact Days workshop on impact producing for human rights issues.

Following its screening on PBS stations across the USA, viewers in Aotearoa New Zealand can watch it on TVNZ On Demand until March 2023.

Accompanying this film is an extensive student resource toolkit. This is New Zealand/ Pacific-focused, and can be adapted for international use under a creative commons licence.

We believe there are far more opportunities for High Tide Don’t Hide to be widely seen and to contribute to motivating especially young people towards social justice-centred climate action.  

To check out where to see it or to organise a screening, please go to hightide-donthide.com

How to donate/ connect/ support

Major Arc continues to support High Tide Don’t Hide’s makers (including one of our own), The Rebel Film Collective. Fundraising is ongoing, as we work to share the film and build connections and resources around it. If you would like to support this project, we welcome hearing from you: therebelfilmcollective@gmail.com

For a tax deductible donation via Major Arc, please transfer to: bank account Major Arc 38-9011-0573585-02. For a receipt, please include your name and email address in your transfer. For support, please contact  support@majorarc.org

If you are a U.S. taxpayer you can give a tax deductible donation through The Film Collaborative, here: http://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/strike4climate

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The Rebel Film Collective is an autonomous collective of passionate humans deeply concerned about the environment and social justice. Our aim is to make films and document the incredible people and important events that may otherwise be overlooked.  In High Tide Don’t Hide, four producer-directors collaborated through a consensus-driven process.

Email: therebelfilmcollective@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/hashtagstrike4climate   

March photo credits: Matt Illing Photography