{"id":2322669,"date":"2026-03-11T07:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322669"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:11:10","slug":"emma-wall-betsy-hershey-talk-u-s-climate-activism-in-adam-mckay-produced-just-look-up-its-no-coincidence-venezuela-and-iran-are-oil-producing-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emma-wall-betsy-hershey-talk-u-s-climate-activism-in-adam-mckay-produced-just-look-up-its-no-coincidence-venezuela-and-iran-are-oil-producing-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Wall, Betsy Hershey Talk U.S. Climate Activism in Adam McKay-Produced \u2018Just Look Up\u2019: \u2018It\u2019s No Coincidence Venezuela and Iran Are Oil-Producing Countries\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, filmmakers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm8336547\/\">Emma Wall<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3200501\/\">Betsy Hershey<\/a> (\u201cGuerrilla Habeas\u201d) jumped on a life-changing Zoom call organized by a lauded host: Oscar-winning director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0570912\/\">Adam McKay<\/a>. The \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11286314\/\">Don\u2019t Look Up<\/a>\u201d helmer would become a direct influence on the duo\u2019s feature debut, the reverentially titled \u201cJust Look Up,\u201d following the work and impact of American activist group Climate Defiance.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary, world premiering at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0371995\/\">Cph:dox<\/a> and headed straight to the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, centers around Climate Defiance founder <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm9644536\/\">Michael Greenberg<\/a>. The young man launched the group in 2023, aiming to end fossil fuel extraction on U.S. federal lands and waters and elevate climate change to a top-three political issue in American politics. To attract attention to their cause, Climate Defiance often disrupts public events, directly confronting Big Oil corporate key figures and the politicians who enable them. Videos of their confrontations have amassed millions of views online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, filmmakers Emma Wall and Betsy Hershey (\u201cGuerrilla Habeas\u201d) jumped on a life-changing Zoom call organized by a lauded host: Oscar-winning director Adam McKay. 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