Waltham Energy Action Committee, Bentley to Screen Dicaprio Doc 'Before the Flood'

WALTHAM, MA – The Waltham Energy Action Committee and Bentley University will host a screening of the climate change documentary "Before the Flood" later this month.

Directed by Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens and co-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the documentary was a three-year endeavor exploring the impact of climate change around the world. DiCaprio narrates the film over his visits to several regions of the globe, archival footage and conversations with Barack Obama, Pope Francis, John Kerry, Elon Musk and others.

"We wanted to create a film that gave people a sense of urgency, that made them understand what particular things are going to solve this problem," DiCaprio said at the film's premiere in London last October.

"Before the Flood" won "Best Documentary" at the Evening Standard British Film Awards and DiCaprio and Stevens received the "Hollywood Documentary Award" at the Hollywood Film Awards last year.

Bentley University will screen the documentary Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wilder Pavilion.

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