Waterspirit is co-sponsoring this event during New York Climate Week.
Join the Climate Imaginarium for a New York Climate Week double feature screening event, showcasing climate grief on the big screen. Hosted by Good Grief Network and Stranded Astronaut Productions, in partnership with the Climate Film Festival, Here On Earth, Human Impacts Institute, Broadway Climate Summit, Waterspirit, and Climate Cafe NYC. The night will include screenings of the films Good Grief: The 10 Steps and Healing Lahaina, as well as grounding exercises, plant-based treats, and a special Q&A session.
⏰ Schedule
Please aim to catch the ferry departing from Manhattan at 2:30 PM. If you miss it, the next ferry will depart from Manhattan at 3:15 PM. The returning ferry will depart from Governors Island at 6:00 PM. The ferry schedule can be found here.
3:00 PM: Doors Open
3:30 PM: Welcome from Good Grief Network and Healing Lahaina! Grounding Exercise led by Good Grief Network
3:40 PM: Screening of Good Grief: The 10 Steps
4:20 PM: Transition and breathing exercise led by Climate Cafe NYC
4:30 PM: Screening of Healing Lahaina
5:05 PM: Q&A as moderated by NAME with a panel featuring Tehya Jennett (Producer, Healing Lahaina), Katie Flint (Director, Good Grief: The 10 Steps), Laura Schmidt (Founding Director, Good Grief Network), and Aimee Lewis Reau (Co-founder, Good Grief Network)
5:30 PM: Closing Remarks and Networking
6:00 PM: Returning ferry to Manhattan
🫀 Good Grief: The 10 Steps
Good Grief: The 10 Steps is a poignant and revealing documentary that delves into the transformative journey of individuals grappling with despair over climate change and the polycrisis. Centered around the Good Grief Network, an innovative peer-to-peer support program, participants lean into their painful feelings and in the process find joy, connection and a renewed sense of possibility. The film is a testament to the power of community and the potential for personal healing through shared understanding and collective action. Directed by Katie Flint, award winning feature-length documentary director editor and producer, and features LaUra Schmidt, founder of the Good Grief Network and the brain behind the “10-Steps to Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate” program, and Aimee Lewis Reau, cofounder of the Good Grief Network and the heart behind the “10-Steps to Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate” program.
☀️ Healing Lahaina
Director Laurel Tamayo’s family lost their multigenerational home in the 2023 Lahaina wildfire, the deadliest wildfire in modern US history. Through personal recounts, this documentary paints an intimate portrait of survival, climate change, colonization, and community resilience. Many have seen the shocking images and videos from the destruction of the Lahaina fire, but as news stories slow down many survivors are living in uncertainty. This documentary highlights the personal stories of Lahaina survivors, and how a community finds strength and resilience through healing.
⛵ Getting to the Climate Imaginarium
For the weekend ferry schedule to Governors Island, please check here. Ferries run every 30 minutes. Take the ferry that’s most convenient for you from either Lower Manhattan (10 South Street), Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6), or Red Hook/Atlantic Basin. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your ferry departure time with your ticket ready to display.
Ferry tickets must be purchased at the ferry terminal or online. Fares from Lower Manhattan are $5 for a round trip and free for adults over 65, children 12 and under, Climate Imaginarium summer volunteers, and others. All passengers ride free before 11am on weekends. Cars are not permitted.
Governors Island is also accessible by the South Brooklyn NYC Ferry route. Brooklyn ferry tickets must be purchased in advance of boarding and are $4.50 each way. You can find the NYC Ferry Schedule for the South Brooklyn route here.
Once you get to Governors Island, you will either get out at Soissons Landing (from 10 South Street) or Yankee Pier (from Brooklyn). You can use this map of Governors Island to locate Colonels Row. The Climate Imaginarium is in Building 406A, in the middle of Colonels Row, and will have a visible sign outside the doorway. Our address is 406A Comfort Road, New York, NY 10004.
