A thousand drones bring climate-change light show to New York’s skyline
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The Projecting Change NYC Drone Show will bring a thousand drones to the New York skyline in a unique light show above the East River.
The event will take place above the United Nations Building, with the support of sponsors Avaaz, Eat Differently, The Ford Foundation, Nova Sky Stories and The Oceanic Preservation Society, to draw attention to the global climate crisis and inspire action at scale.
The drones will perform a series of synchronized shows to inspire, educate, unify, and activate the local and global collective around the climate crisis and other important environmental campaigns.
This coincides with the 78th United Nations General Assembly and the UN-Secretary-General’s Climate Ambition Summit and SDG Summit, sending a strong message to world leaders – and will serve as a kick-off to Climate Week.
In anticipation of this key moment, Projecting Change has developed an aerial art show with the support of Avaaz, Eat Differently, The Ford Foundation, The Oceanic Preservation Society, TMRW, and Holtzman Wildlife, alongside production partners Nova Skystories, Minds Over Matter, Soren West, and HELO which sheds light on key initiatives driving climate change policy and action.
The show was directed by Academy Award-winning director of The Cove and Director of Projecting Change, Louie Psihoyos, who said in a statement, “Our creative teams have programmed a thousand drones to dance over the New
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