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Real People, Real Impact: Elevating Climate Solutions in Nonfiction Television

April 30, 2026 - 5:00 PM PT

All Academy - Open to All

About the event

Discover how nonfiction and unscripted TV can spotlight real‑world climate solutions. Reality of Change—an initiative advancing sustainability across unscripted entertainment—shares practical ways to weave authentic climate moments into formats ranging from lifestyle to competition series.

Participants*

Cyle Zezo, Founder, Reality of Change
Cyle Zezo and the organization he founded are dedicated to advancing sustainability in unscripted entertainment on set and screen. In 2023, he created the ABCs of Climate Storytelling, now a widely used sustainability narrative framework, and in 2024 he collaborated with 30 major production companies and studios to develop a sustainability roadmap for the unscripted sector and the Greener Reality Pledge. Zezo has executive produced series Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Mysteries Decoded, and Recipe for Disaster, and previously served as Head of Alternative Programming at The CW Network.

*Participants subject to change

Special Thanks to Reality of Change

Venue

This event will be presented online. Details will be provided to registered members prior to the event.

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