Greta Thunberg says world leaders that rally behind her message to tackle a global climate crisis would rather hold photo calls at her side than actively reduce environmental destruction. "Nathan (Grossman), the director, really wanted to portray this celebrity culture that we live in and really show how absurd it is," Thunberg told a Toronto Film Festival panel on Saturday.
Her comments came as Greta, Nathan Grossman's documentary portrait of the Swedish climate activist, receives a North American premiere in Toronto.
Thunberg said celebrity culture distracts from the global climate change movement by crowding out red flag warnings from the scientific community.
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