How can we tell Meaningful Stories Without Costing the Earth?

Sustainability in Filmmaking 

TALK

Led by Sheherazade Bodin, Founder of Blue Metaphor

How can we tell meaningful stories without costing the Earth?

In this session, filmmaker and Blue Metaphor founder Sheherazade Bodin shares her insights on embedding sustainability into every stage of production, from script to set, and all the way through post. Drawing on her Albert Certification in Sustainable Production, Sheherazade will unpack the practical ways we can reduce waste, rethink materials, and challenge “business-as-usual” approaches that harm both people and planet.

Expect an honest, solution-focused conversation about what green filmmaking really looks like - not just swapping plastic bottles for paper cups, but reimagining how we collaborate, travel, source, and storytell.

As a writer, director and producer, Sheherazade’s company Blue Metaphor champions underrepresented voices and films that drive social and cultural impact. This workshop isn’t just about environmental sustainability, it’s about creative sustainability too: how to keep telling powerful, purpose-driven stories in a way that supports both your crew and the world around you.

You’ll leave with:

• Practical tools to make your next production greener

• Fresh inspiration for eco-conscious set design and storytelling

• Insight into the wider impact of sustainability in the creative industries

• A reminder that filmmaking with purpose starts long before you hit “record.”