Truthout Interview: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Hour

As a celebrated actor, Leonardo DiCaprio has had many hours in the media sun, but mere celebrity does not seem to be enough for him. He also wants to change the world, and he has created a new documentary called “The 11th Hour” with that revolutionary purpose in mind. Concerned with global warming and environmental catastrophe, the film has its own action web site at ww.11thhouraction.com.

The film is not about DiCaprio, but about all of us, for we are all actors in the drama of planetary survival. That is made clear by the banner streaming across the film’s web site: “We are the generation that gets to change the world forever. Let’s begin.”


“The 11th Hour” is opening on August 17 in New York and Los Angeles. DiCaprio made the film with the help of two sisters – Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners. Nadia agreed to answer a few questions for Truthout readers.

Kelpie Wilson: What is the launch schedule for “The 11th Hour?”

Nadia Conners: We are opening in Los Angeles and New York August 17 – then we go wider the following week. Our goal is to really push for people to go in the first couple of weeks because then the exhibitors will keep the film longer and other cities will play it.

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