‘Climate change is a form of oppression’: the voices affected most by environmental crisis
Director Josh Fox's new documentary, 'The Welcome Table,' explores the human impact of the climate crisis by featuring stories from people globally. The film emphasizes the power of collective joy and community as a response to environmental oppression.
Why it matters
The documentary frames climate change through a social justice lens, highlighting the intersection of environmental policy and human rights.
‘The opposition’s whole point is to make us depressed, fragmented, defeated – we have to draw on the power and the strength that we have’ … The Welcome Table. Photograph: HBO Max View image in fullscreen ‘The opposition’s whole point is to make us depressed, fragmented, defeated – we have to draw on the power and the strength that we have’ … The Welcome Table. Photograph: HBO Max Documentary films ‘Climate change is a form of oppression’: the voices affected most by environmental crisis In HBO documentary The Welcome Table, director Josh Fox brings together people from across the world whose lives have been dramatically altered by the climate crisis
The framing of climate change as 'oppression' and the critique of border policies reflect progressive ideological perspectives.
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