Nicole Conlan writes jokes for Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show.' But her master's in urban planning from USC and her experiences growing up in Colorado surrounded by skiers were just as relevant to her task on the Universal Studios lot last week. The Emmy-nominated writer had 10 minutes to pitch a studio executive on her half-hour climate change sitcom.
initiative has consulting deals with several major Hollywood production companies, although only two of those companies — Netflix and NBCUniversal — have made the deals public. also hosts public panels at the Sundance Film Festival and elsewhere, and offers annual fellowships that help screenwriters develop climate scripts by pairing those writers with industry veterans and climate experts. Like other efforts to get film and TV executives to take the climate emergency seriously, Rewrite the Future is relatively new. And like everyone else I interviewed for this story, Hinerfeld is optimistic.