Hi, John! My name is Rachel Lears, and I’m the Director of the new documentary To the End, about the climate movement. I’m a documentary director, producer, and cinematographer based in Brooklyn, New York.

My previous film, Knock Down the House, came out in 2019 and is streaming on Netflix now. It’s about four women running for Congress in 2018, including AOC’s first Congressional race. Without political experience or corporate money, they build a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Their efforts resulted in a legendary upset.

With To the End, I’ve been working for over four years to capture a raw unflinching look at the struggle to stop the climate crisis, the generation of new leaders fighting the good fight, and what it takes to create historic change in climate politics.

I hope that the story of To the End resonates with you, as much as me. I knew that this was a story that had to be told and documented. This is something that we’ll look back on as a turning point in our history.

To the End premieres today, and I invite you to watch the trailer now and find a theater near you to watch the film this weekend.

Click here to watch the film’s trailer

This film spotlights AOC, Varshini Prakash (Sunrise Movement’s founder!), Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and Alexandra Rojas. Sunrise Movement is featured prominently in the film because this is a story about the next generation of fighters. This is about our youth stepping up to protect the planet that they will inherit.

Watching Sunrisers mobilize gave me hope for the future and what we can achieve through organizing, advocacy, and community.

It was an honor to capture and uplift these stories. Sunrise Movement and the work that you all do is close to my heart. That’s why I’m personally asking you to help sustain Sunrise Movement by making a donation of anything you can right now. Any contribution you make right now will help transform Sunrise’s work in 2023.

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This is the story of YOU up on the big screen! It’s so important organizations like Sunrise Movement are on the ground and doing the work so that we can all benefit from victories like a Green New Deal, reproductive rights, voting rights, a living wage, and more.

Thank you for your support.

I hope to see you at the movies this weekend 🍿,

Rachel Lears
Director
To the End