At the heart of our climate crisis are the climate scientists who study the realities of our deteriorating planet – and therefore hold the deepest knowledge of its future. What happens when they finally speak their truth?

In director Nathan Grossman’s urgent documentary, we are invited into a hotel conference room with a therapist and seven leading climate scientists. Together they embark on an unlikely journey as they are guided to shed their professional armour and reveal their unspoken fears as they confront the emotional toll of bearing witness to our planet’s crisis. The ensuing honesty suggests that such vulnerability holds a key to our survival. 

This intimate look into the psyches of those who know our natural world best creates profound space for viewers to examine their own anxieties, and sense of responsibility. After its world premiere at CPH:DOX, the film returns to Toronto where it earned Hot Docs 2025’s Best Mid-Length Documentary award. CLIMATE IN THERAPY is a refreshingly raw, tender, and even sometimes funny study about how to maintain hope in the dark. -PLANET IN FOCUS

Preceded by THE LOST SEASON (Director: Kelly Sears, United States // 6mins): Earth is experiencing its final winter. A streaming company hires all available camera operators to film the final weeks of this soon-to-be-lost season. After seeing their footage as a form of ecological exploitation, the camera operators refuse to commodify further climate collapse with their labor.

Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.