✨Almost a year ago @tamarakrinsky and I flew to Arizona to film our @Scirens short film: The Assignment... a collaboration between us and @imaginationASU to celebrate the message of The Climate Action Almanac. youtu.be/H0CnJNU1E9s?si=qo97… If you haven't watched it yet, I invite you to now. (6 mins) #climatestories #betterfutures #shortfilm

I just re-read my 2014 blog post that launched @Scirens: operationbabe.tumblr.com/pos… It was a plea for public science and tech literacy facilitated through entertainment... why? Because I saw our survival depending on it in the face of future A.I. tech advancements and climate change. That if we didn't have general sci-tech literacy how could we elect officials that did? This was 10 years ago. Now that future is here. And we see leadership that has failed its communities Hollywood does less impact storytelling today than it did back then. (I didn't do a very good job of swaying them!) It is now a sea of streamers with dwindling margins that care about stock price not cause. I have lost faith in this industry. So what are the other media apparatuses that can support the arts and entertainment that we need to catalyze curiosity around understanding our fast changing world and creating community resilience in the face of it? Tik Tok? There has to be something additional. Before every movie shown during WW2 was a govt. commissioned newsreel or short film that sought to galvanize support around the war efforts and educate around food rationing and first aid. President Roosevelt commissioned Hollywood to "emotionalize" the conflict and to mobilize public awareness. it worked. What is the updated version of this? I'm here for this discussion. It's a complicated one, especially in our dived political climate. But what is not complicated is the Power of Storytelling, especially when shared (on screens). Perhaps we need an updated Participant Film, or @laurenepowell, @mackenziescott to launch an indie studio (maybe @anoncontent can have an impact arm). The production entities out there that do create impact content need to be networked and supported. Communities need to use the tools of storytelling to foster knowledge and resilience. I have a feeling that with storm #Helene we have crossed the climate rubicon. The time for 'what ifs' is over, it's the time for 'what now'. It's a new story. ------ Thinking of all the communities that are facing overwhelming devastation. May we all support them as best we can. ------ #climateaction #climateresilience

All such wonderful books! (reminds me to finish @HopeJahren's). I also recommend @imaginationASU's 'The Climate Action Almanac': climatealmanac.org All the beautiful short stories, novellas and essays are online and it should be published next year. (It's what our @scirens short film 'The Assignment' was a celebration of)

Now that I'm back from vacation, it's time for an all new #FutureFilmFridays! Where I share articles and commentary at the intersect of Hollywood & Technology to explore the Future of Entertainment. Yes, you have to click over to another platform but this week, I dive into a polarizing essay on #AI, green production, IP consolidation, #XR shifts, and much more. It's worth it! The future is coming fast... see you there. linkedin.com/posts/taryn-o-n… #filmmaker #futurist

✨Did you know that @nbc's new #ZacharyQuinto med series #BeautifulMinds is inspired by the work & life of the late great neuroscientist Oliver Sacks?? 🎬 Thrilled to see this story hit our small screens, hope it does this most inspiring man justice! nbc.com/nbc-insider/brillian… #STEAM @Scirens @SciEntExchange @OliverSacks