On October 27, Leonardo DiCaprio announced the launch of his new film: Sunday, October 30 at 8 p.m. on the National Geographic website and social networks, as well as other video and visual entertainment channels. This is the documentary Before It’s Too Late (2016), which was made for three years, in conjunction with the international magazine National Geographic and under the executive production of Martin Scorsese. The main topic is climate change and its consequences on the planet.
Before It’s Too Late (2016), it will be released in 171 countries and 45 languages. This is with the objective that the film reaches the greatest number of people and thus generates global awareness; especially on topics such as the extinction of endangered species and indigenous communities from all over the world, among others. So that the viewer can witness the severity of the environmental crisis that is caused in different parts of the planet.
This feature film was made through research and interviews from different sectors of society: from leaders of developed countries to workers from developing nations. Those interviewed include US President Barak Obama, former US President Bill Clinton, US Secretary of State John Kerr, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the Pope. Francisco, leading NASA researchers, forest conservationists, respected scientists, community leaders and environmental activists.
Faced with this, DiCaprio stated in the announcement of Before It’s Too Late (2016):
He is the greatest danger facing our planet. We must work together as a collective voice to demand drastic action now. Our survival depends on it. This documentary translates the symptoms and solutions of climate change before the information is distorted, as often happens, by those who have an economic interest in the production of fossil fuels.
For his part, Fisher Stevens, director and producer of the film, commented:
If you could know the truth about the damage we have already done to the planet and how much time we have left to find solutions before the entire ecosystem collapses, would you want to know? We can no longer turn a blind eye to this problem and expect it to resolve itself. I hope that this documentary is a warning about the inexorable fate that awaits us if we do not act.
Here we share the project in which Leonardo DiCaprio, Matin Scorcesse, Fisher Stevens and National Geographic collaborate: