Seeing the haunting past and an uncertain future in 21 eyes: exploring the post-apocalyptic climate change narrative in <i>Youth v Gov.</i> (2020)

The past, present, and future are entangled, yet synchronous, in how they dictate our course of action; climate change is a case in point. With Anthropocene's realities rooting us in the numbness of inevitability, breaking out of this inertia could provide us with a lifeline. Consequently, this paper seeks to dissect the climate change narrative in Christi Cooper's Youth v Gov (2023), a documentary that immortalises the landmark lawsuit led by young climate activists against the US Federal Government, wherein twenty-one plaintiffs dragged the government to the witness box to ask questions that stemmed from their fear of the uncertainty of their future. This documentary is a testimony to the multi-dimensionality of climate change and the solutions one can seek. This paper seeks to explore Youth v Gov through the post-apocalyptic lens that can inspire action in the face of adverse climatic realities.