This workshop invites aspiring digital storytellers and media producers into a discussion of the importance of aesthetics and craft in storytelling across media. Dr. Corwin leads an interactive exploration of the elements of stories that move people to action, with focus on filmmaking in pursuit of environmental justice.

The Environmental Storytelling Series kicks off with a screening of Dr. Jason Corwin's feature length documentary, Denying Access. It chronicles the Water Protectors at Standing Rock and Seneca Territory as they opposed the Dakota Access and Northern Access Pipelines by convening people from around the world in an unprecedented call for the recognition of Indigenous rights and an end to a destructive fossil fuel industry.