In today's episode, I interview Elham Ehsas, director of the short film "There Will Come Soft Rains," a story of a young woman confronting the personal implications of rising sea levels resulting from global warming.
Listen to hear about the importance of understanding the personal stories of people impacted by climate change, the importance of layered identities in creating a complex character, and the poem that inspired the film's title.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
- "There Will Come Soft Rains" (poem) by Sara Teasdale
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
- "There Will Come Soft Rains" directed by Elham Ehsas
- The Crown (series)
- "Yellow" directed by Elham Ehsas
- The Band's Visit directed by Eran Kolirin
- Dil Se.. directed by Mani Ratnam
- Hook directed by Steven Spielberg
- Gangs of Wasseypur directed by Anurag Kashyap
- Cold War directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
- It Was Just an Accident directed by Jafar Panahi
Follow Elham on Instagram @zoradzo and the film @softrainsfilm. You can also find Elham on his website at https://elhame.co/.
Find out more about Climate Spring and the work they do on their website.
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