Love Thy Nature

Narrated by Liam Neeson, Love Thy Nature points to how deeply we’ve lost touch with nature and takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world. The film shows that a renewed connection with nature is key not only to our health, but also to solving our ecological crisis. After the screening, Ms. Rokab will conduct a Q&A.

Presenter: Sylvie Rokab – director of Love Thy Nature

Sunday, November 10, 2019
2:15 – 4 pm
OAC- Gallery

Sylvie Rokab
Film Director, Speaker, and Nature Therapy Guide

With the Atlantic Forest and rocky beaches as her backyard, Sylvie was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised by French and Italian—Egypt-born—parents who encouraged her fascination with nature. Heartbroken by its rapid destruction, as a young adult she made it her mission to inspire people to deepen their connection with the natural world. After moving to the US Sylvie became a wildlife cinematographer, film director, and public speaker.

Today, Sylvie is an Emmy nominated, award-winning filmmaker with 20+ years’ experience as a director, producer, cinematographer, editor and writer – working on films that screened in movie theaters, universities, and community screenings, as well as on television outlets such as HBO, PBS, Travel Channel, and Discovery.

Narrated by Liam Neeson, her latest film Love Thy Nature received critical acclaim including 27 awards, and had nearly 300 screenings in 140 cities in 16 countries. An engaging speaker, she has presented over 100 speeches at film festivals, universities, conferences, and more recently, a TEDx event. As a nature therapy guide in the Japanese tradition of “Shinrin-Yoku,” she also leads adults and children in an embodied and sensorial exploration of wild places.

A world traveler fluent in four languages, Sylvie seeks to inspire a diverse audience to transform their relationship with nature and ignite a desire to protect our vital and spellbinding natural world.