Climate Control

A director making a documentary about the perils of fossil fuel extraction is subverted by an AI agent that wants to tell a generic love story. Moved by the sacrifice of youth activists in Lutzerath, Germany, Sierra and her team attempt to finish their no-budget documentary while warding off an AI agent empowered with toxic positivity. When the film’s crew is absorbed into the AI’s rom-com, Sierra fights for control over her project however she can. Made in collaboration with Gen Z film students at Cal Poly Humboldt, the film connects the extraction of natural resources to the extraction of our human data and the extraction of our attention in this post-information era.