The Last of Us' Bella Ramsey and Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor have teamed up to star in short film More Flames.
Written and directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson, the comedy-satire centres around the lead actor (Dynevor) of a fictional film, who aims to "challenge the narrative they are committing to screen" (via Variety).
However, the actor's differing opinion soon leads to an awkward conversation with the film's director (Amar Chadha-Patel). Ramsey voices the actor's insightful co-star, who happens to be a dog.
The short film is now available to stream in full on YouTube (watch here or below).
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"More Flames aims to inspire a conversation around the stories we tell in our film and television culture in a time of climate and nature crisis," reads the official logline for the film.
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"The hope is that the film will resonate with a broad range of viewers and act as a mechanism for inspiring talent engagement in a new wave of storytelling and a sense of possibility in addressing the climate crisis."
The film marks the launch of the Flip The Script campaign, which aims to showcase the industry's power to change the "doomsday" narrative in today's society.
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The new initiative is made up of a collective of screen industry and climate organisations, including Don't Look Up director Adam McKay's non-profit production company Yellow Dot Studios.
The campaign focuses on empowering leading screen talent to use their platform to tell the story of the "transition from climate chaos to regeneration".
Stimpson shared the importance of the project in a statement, saying: "Communicating the climate crisis is an ongoing challenge that the TV and film industries must face. As storytellers, we have a duty to acknowledge these challenging topics and to engage audiences in a meaningful and unpatronising capacity.
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"That being said, it can be incredibly difficult to get that messaging right, and more often than not, our workspaces are not conducive to open discussion and collaboration. It's clear that the film and TV industries have preoccupied themselves with providing audiences with escapism and have found it difficult to represent climate themes on-screen."
He continued: "I hope that More Flames speaks to that struggle and reminds us of the power of imaginative thinking and collaboration. We must ask difficult questions of ourselves and continue to talk about the climate and ecological crisis with empathy, humour and truthfulness.
"It has been a pleasure to work with Yellow Dot and Climate Spring on this project, and I'm thrilled to have the support of such an exciting cast and crew."
More Flames is available to stream now on YouTube.
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Sara is an entertainment journalist who specialises in TV and film. After studying journalism at the University of Roehampton, Sara joined Digital Spy in 2023, writing news (and the occasional feature) on all things entertainment. She has also written for the culture desk at The Evening Standard. A lover of all things TV and film, Sara can wax lyrical about everything from Bridgerton to The Witcher. She can also recite entire episodes of New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Recreation. In her spare time, Sara loves to knit, crochet and cross-stitch. Also a musical theatre aficionado, Sara counts Samantha Barks as one of her heroes and is a loyal fan of Jodie Comer.
