SXSW 2025
NASA Earth Science Filmmakers: Stories from the Field
Description:
We always get the same question: NASA looks at the Earth? With over 2 dozen Earth-observing satellites and countless Earth-focused scientists, it’s this small, scrappy team of female filmmakers’ jobs to get out into the field, sometimes a little too out there, and share NASA's scientists’ works. Covering field campaigns, from Alaskan Tundra to a massive Utah fire, this team of storytellers share what it’s like working with the brightest minds, the state of climate storytelling, and some not-so-glamorous moments from their job.
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Takeaways
- Problem solving in the field: We'll discuss a number of challenges we've faced in extreme environments and how we remain solution-oriented.
- Creativity: Climate change is a difficult topic to cover time after time due to its inherent doomsday message. We'll talk about how we navigate that.
- Science Communications: Distilling incredibly complicated science into digestible videos is HARD. We'll talk through how we do just that.
Speakers
- Kathleen Gaeta, Earth Science Video Producer, NASA
- Grace Weikert, Earth Science Video Producer, NASA
- Katie Jepson, Earth Science Video Producer, NASA
Organizer
Kathleen Gaeta, NASA Earth Science Video Producer, NASA
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