Okanagan College will kick off its Speakers Series next week with an in-depth look into the first-ever National Seniors Day of Climate Action.

Later is Too Late is a participatory climate film directed by Nancy Nicol, documenting the seniors who participated in last fall's day of climate action, and offers a window into the hopes and fears of people across Canada as they face the threat of a climate crisis. 

The inaugural National Seniors Day of Climate Action was organized by Seniors for Climate and took place on Oct. 1, 2024. Youth, environmental and climate justice activists and Indigenous elders joined seniors across the country to rally in 76 communities from coast to coast, from Nova Scotia to B.C. and the Northwest Territories.

Participants in Penticton made climate prayer flags and marched to city hall, where Mayor Julius Bloomfield declared Oct. 1 as the first Seniors for Climate Day.

Organizers and videographers across the country shared documentation of their own Seniors for Climate events with Nicol, which was then used to create the powerful documentary on climate activism and hope for the future.

Nicol is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a history of projects involving human rights and social justice.

Later is Too Late will begin at 7 p.m. on April 14 at the Okanagan College Penticton Campus. Admission is by cash donation.