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Energy Week: Viewing of Legion 44 Documentary Film
February 12 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Vanessa Chan, the Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Vice Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn Engineering, is hosting the premiere of the documentary Legion 44. Special guests include Leila Conners, the film’s director and producer, and Dr. Max Pisciotta, a featured climate scientist in the film and a Penn Engineering alumnus.
About Legion 44:
Legion 44 chronicles young visionaries, from all over the world, who are inventing groundbreaking solutions to combat climate disruption. From Tuvalu’s fight to preserve its culture amid rising seas to innovations in carbon removal using rocks, water, and carbon, the film showcases human ingenuity and collaboration across the globe. Narrated by Walton Goggins, with stunning visuals and a hopeful score, this love letter to humanity journeys through Oman, Kenya, Morocco, St. Vincent, and more, asking: can we scale these solutions in time to save our planet? Directed by Leila Conners, it’s her third climate-focused film following The 11th Hour and Ice on Fire.
