CHLOE AND THEO UPEND NEW YORK
Theo (played by Theo Ikummaq) is an Intuit in the Arctic, where the landscape and icescape are receding. With a vision that some day the sun will melt all, he is sent by his community to let “elders” in the South know that something must be done. When he arrives in New York and checks into a place to sleep, he has no idea where the elders are or how to contact them. While on the street, a homeless woman, Chloe (Dakota Johnson) befriends him, takes him to her secret abode that is shared with several others, but soon he offers his aboveground pad for them. They design a plan for the group to go to the UN so he can present his case, but they are arrested for unlawful entry. Committed activist Monica (Mira Sorvino) shows up to bail them out and soon finds an organization that will give Theo a platform to articulate his message, which is more eloquent because he is an Intuit personified. Theo offers quite a commentary on the everyday waste of energy by New Yorkers, including climbing more than sixty flights of stairs to visit the organization with his sponsor and his homeless friends rather than taking the elevator. Although the organization accepts the idea, film director Ezna Sands does not allow an entirely happy ending. MH