Friday, Feb. 4, 2022: Syrus Marcus Ware, Adam McKay and more

Today on Q: Syrus Marcus Ware, Adam McKay, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Image | Feb. 4, 2022 Q episode composite

Caption: Artist and activist Syrus Marcus Ware, director Adam McKay, writer and academic Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. (Jalani Morgan, Emma McIntyre, Zahra Siddiqi)

Today on Q(external link) with Tom Power:
  • Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Syrus Marcus Ware talks about the latest installment in his MBL: Freedom project, and what it means to intersect his art and activism with his concerns for climate change.
  • Don't Look Up director Adam McKay discusses the polarizing reaction to the film and the future of environmental sustainability in cinema.
  • Musician, writer and academic Leanne Betasamosake Simpson discusses her music, the climate crisis and the importance of seeing it all through an Indigenous lens.

Shelter from The Storm: Arts and Climate Change on Q is a special week-long series (Jan. 31 to Feb. 4) featuring artists who are tackling the biggest dilemma and existential threat of our time: climate change.
WATCH | Official trailer for Don't Look Up:

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