The 64th New York Film Festival is making a statement in a big way.
Tom McCarthy, Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, John Turturro, Amy Ryan, Tatiana Maslany, and Nathaniel Rich discuss A Statement with NYFF programmer Justin Chang gathered on Oct. 3 for a lively panel for the new film The Statement.
In 1980, a group of environmental activists, scientists, and policymakers convened to discuss an alarming government study on climate change. A brilliant ensemble cast captivates the screen and a powerful direction make the audience really question the politics behind politics.
Directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), A Statement stars Emmy Award nominee Paul Rudd (Only Murders in the Building), Emmy Award winner Evan Peters (Mare of Easttown), Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), Academy Award® nominee Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Emmy Award winner John Turturro (Severance), Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Tony Award winner Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), and Jason Clarke (A House of Dynamite). The film is adapted by Thomas Bidegan, Noé Debré and McCarthy from the book Losing Earth: A Recent History by
Nathaniel Rich.
A Sony Pictures Classics release, A Statement is produced by Jonathan King, David Levine, Jim Whitaker, Rae Baron, McCarthy, Jonathan Schwartz, Nick Shumaker, Bard Dorros and Mary Aloe. Executive Producers include Alex Gibney, Wendy Schmidt, Richard Perello, Robert Kessel, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Alex Lebovici, Bidegan, Debré and Rich, as well as Billy James Parrott, Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Andrew Lauren, Blye Faust, Rob Rosenheck and Jeremy Strong.
The 64th New York Film Festival is presented in partnership with Rolex.
