Climate in Therapy

Nathan Grossman / Sweden, Norway / 2025 / Czech Premiere / 64 min.

synopsis

This observational, documentary-comedy study presents a surreal encounter between leading global climatologists, climate scientists, and scientific authorities who are subjected to a facilitated meeting in a godforsaken hotel in New Jersey. This inverted team-building exercise aims to present academics as feeling human beings who, like millions of other people, experience climate grief and fear for planet Earth. The initially awkward emotional encounters lead to enriching conversations that focus not on disasters and numbers, but on experiences and emotional responses. The trajectory of helplessness, denial, hope, and acceptance is accompanied by humorous moments of human interaction.

“This film shows that even those who are supposed to be doing something about climate change are allowed to share their feelings and uncertainty about the future.” — Sean Patrick Kelly

biography

Nathan Grossman (born 1990) is a Swedish documentary filmmaker and journalist whose work focuses primarily on environmental issues and topics. He began his career as a photographer for Rolling Stone India, and his film debut, The Toaster Challenge, has been viewed by over 25 million people on YouTube. Following his feature debut, I Am Greta (2020), he has made a number of other acclaimed films and series (House of Debt, Meet Your Desire).