A Statement

Based on Nathaniel Rich's revelatory book Losing Earth, A STATEMENT is a dramatic, darkly comic, true story that asks if it's possible for any group of people to sit together and tackle the problems of our time when we can't agree on how to arrange the chairs.

The film takes place at a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, where twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate. This group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress ? write a statement about what to do.

Easier said than done.