A film that brought the climate conversation to a much wider audience.
About An Inconvenient Truth
Directed by Davis Guggenheim, An Inconvenient Truth presents Al Gore’s public explanation of global warming through a documentary format. Its central question is how people respond when scientific evidence challenges familiar ways of living.
The film received the Documentary Feature award at the 2007 Academy Awards. It remains a useful starting point for discussing how images, personal stories and scientific measurements can work together in public communication.
Watch with questions in mind
- Which statements describe observations, and which describe possible futures?
- What date, location and source support each graph?
- Does a dramatic image illustrate a mechanism or establish a long-term trend?
- Which responses involve personal choices, and which need collective action?
Keep the science current
A documentary reflects the evidence and framing available when it was made. Read it alongside current measurements rather than treating every historical projection as a present-day forecast.
Read our assessment of the film today or explore the climate evidence.
Film award reference: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 79th Academy Awards.