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Future Council

Parents guide · ClearAge age 8+ · Official PG

Movie 2025 81 min Documentary Checked by Dan S · 21 Oct 2026
Official Rating PG ClearAge 8+

Our take

Damon Gameau hosts eight children on a hopeful road trip to meet innovators tackling climate change. Topics include fires, floods, and anxiety about the future, but the tone stays upbeat and solution focused. Australian classification is PG, and the film has no subtitle track for dialogue cues. We land at 8 and up because the science and travel talk suits primary-age kids with a parent nearby for heavy moments

Uplifting themes

Children meet adults who are building cleaner energy, food, and transport systems. The film stresses that young people can demand change without giving up hope The kids ask sharp questions, listen, and treat each other kindly on a long trip. Gameau guides with warmth and respect for their fears Families learn how climate change connects to everyday choices and see real projects in cities and farms. Explanations stay visual and conversation based for school-age viewers

Story (may spoil tone)

Damon Gameau takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to seek solutions to the climate crisis.

Details

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Talk after watching

  • Which idea from the trip would you try in our town or school?
  • The kids sometimes feel scared about climate news. Who can you talk to when bad environmental news feels overwhelming?