Beth Ann Powers, Writer 

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2022, Carnegie Mellon University, Screenwriting Award

Project Type: Feature 

Genre: Mockumentary

Length: 130 pages 

Field of Science: Environmental Science

Stage: Development 

Synopsis: 

Due to rapidly rising sea levels, the residents of Little Hope, a small island located in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, are set to become the world’s first ever climate change refuges. Yet, despite their dire circumstance, the locals remain admit climate change deniers. The film is presented in the form of a fictional documentary following environmental seismologist, May Wu, on her quest to save the island, but to do so she must first win over the community and earn their cooperation — a challenge that will prove much easier said then done.