Date: Wednesday, February 23, 9 a.m. EST The Youth Climate Report (YCR) and UNESCO are co-hosting a webinar showcasing the Dahdaleh Institute’s Planetary Health Film Lab (PHFL). YCR Executive Director and PHFL co-lead Mark Terry will explain the Film Lab and how youth make films for the YCR project. This year’s films will be screened […]
Now in its third year, the Planetary Health Film Lab is an interdisciplinary program featuring a week-long intensive workshop designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools to make short documentary films for the United Nations. The 2022 edition of the Planetary Health Film Lab is an intensive program designed for Indigenous youth […]
The Changing Face of Iceland represents the third installment in Mark Terry’s trilogy of polar documentaries focusing on the impacts climate change on the island nation of Iceland. Touching the Arctic Circle at its north end, changes to Iceland’s glaciers, land, flora, fauna, fish, economy, and people are examined in this feature documentary film.Interviews with climate […]
The 2021 edition of the Planetary Health Film Lab is an intensive program designed for youth who have a story to tell about climate change and health and want to do so through film. During a week-long virtual workshop to be held in August, 2021, a group of Indigenous participants from the Circumpolar Arctic and […]
The UN SDG Action Campaign joins committed individuals, organizations and growing SDG networks to channel the power of people to act on the Goals – and inspire others to do the same. The UN SDG Action Awards celebrate the most innovative, impactful SDG campaigners around the world. By recognizing and widely sharing outstanding achievements, the […]
Dahdaleh Institute member Mark Terry has recently been feature in the cover story of the January issue of the renowned Eden Magazine. The story written by Dina Marrone, discusses Mark's journey and accomplishments as an explorer, filmmaker, scholar, journalist, and author. Structured in an interview format, Mark shares his personal experiences growing up in Toronto […]
Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow Mark Terry recently published an article in The Lancet Planetary Health, discussing the impact of the Planetary Health Film Lab. Developed by researchers at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, the Planetary Health Film Lab is an intensive 1-week workshop that teaches participants from around the world how to create documentary films […]
On November 27, Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow Mark Terry will be inducted as a fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. Founded in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) comprises the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences, and The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The RSC recognizes excellence, advises the government and […]
As one of the most volcanic countries on earth and home to Europe's largest glacier, Iceland has earned the nickname "Land of Fire and Ice." Climate change, however, threatens to redefine the geological composition of this Arctic country. This one-hour documentary is the third by Mark Terry on climate change in the Arctic. It chronicles […]
Planetary Health Film Lab 2022 Now in its third year, the Planetary Health Film Lab is an interdisciplinary program featuring a week-long, intensive workshop designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools to make short documentary films for the United Nations. The 2022 edition of the Planetary Health Film Lab is designed for […]