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How can we make our sets more environmentally sustainable?
Film production is a fast-paced sport of accomplishing a lot with very little. But such temporary, fleeting conditions as those on a film set inevitably lead to wasteful practices. How can we work to reduce our carbon footprint while still making creative strides? In this Lunch&Learn, Stephanie Dawson (founding member of Women Independent Producers, co-chair of the Producer’s Guild East Green Committee, and Climate Reality Leader) and Emellie O'Brien (Founder & CEO, Earth Angel Sets) will share their insights on introducing ethically conscious and environmentally sustainable practices to get green behind the scenes!
Building an Environmentally Sustainable Set is an event in our Ethical Set Series. We hope to see you at future events, where together we’ll focus on building an industry with inclusion and environmental consciousness at the forefront of our work!
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About our panelists
Stephanie Dawson is a producer, production manager and line producer who has worked in many aspects of production across scripted and unscripted, long-form and short form media. Her credits include “Down With the King” which premiered in Cannes in 2021, “Derek Delgaudio’s In & Of Itself,” which is now streaming on Hulu, and the independent feature film “Maya and Her Lover” which is currently on the festival circuit. She is a founding member of Women Independent Producers, is co-chair of the Producer’s Guild (PGA) East Green Committee and is a Climate Reality Leader. Check out Stephanie's work here and follow it here.
Emellie O’Brien (EOB) is a pioneer of the sustainable filmmaking movement, working with major motion pictures and television series to cut carbon and costs since 2011. After her sustainability leadership on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 contributed to it being acclaimed as “the most eco-friendly blockbuster in Sony Pictures’ history,” she founded Earth Angel in 2013 to expand her expertise and impact. An inaugural Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alum, and 2018 Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30 Rising Star, EOB also speaks around the world on the topic of sustainable production. She holds a B.F.A. in Film & Television from NYU and sits on the board of Young Entertainment Activists and the Production Initiatives Association. Learn more about Earth Angel Sets and follow them on Twitter and Instagram.