Idris Elba, Olivia Colman, Woody Harrelson have banded together to help King Charles launch a new YouTube channel dedicated to the environment. RE:TV is the new platform for showcasing “susta…
have banded together to help King Charles launch a new YouTube channel dedicated to the environment.
RE:TV is the new platform for showcasing “sustainable solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis,” according to the King. It is the digital extension of his non-profit, also called RE:TV, which he founded in 2020. The org has made over 100 short films about innovative environmental projects worldwide, which have previously been launched on platforms including Bloomberg and Waterbear.
They include Elba Colman and Harrelson in addition to actor Glenn Close, BBC gardening presenter Danny Clarke, YouTube environmental campaigner Jack Harries and climate activist Leah Thomas. The speeches are interspersed with video clips of deforestation, garbage and the impacts of climate change such as floods.
The short was produced by Atomized Studios and directed by Anatole Sloan. Zad Rodgers and Dan Watt-Smith exec produced while Zoe Evans is a producer. Alana O’Neill is production manager and Nathan Klein is composer. The music was recorded live at Air Edel Studios London.