An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, known for his role as Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones, travels the world to meet amazing activists, scientists, and others who refuse to give into climate “gloom and doom.” Instead, they create solutions to the world’s toughest problems and inspire his optimism for a brighter future.
Filmmaker: John Ealer
Running Time: 48 mins
Language: English with Open Captions
Type: Invited Feature
John Ealer is Senior Production Executive at Cream Productions, Toronto-based producers of An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet. John is an Emmy-nominated producer, director and cinematographer with over two decades experience crafting nonfiction films for premium outlets such as Netflix (Roman Empire), CNN (The History of the Sitcom), Hulu (The Game Show Show), HBO (Seen and Heard), History (The World Wars), Discovery (Gold Rush) and many more. Offscreen, John leads his town’s Conservation Advisory Council and CLEAN initiative. John holds an MFA in Cinema Production from USC and a BA from the University of Iowa.
