A Statement

New ‘People Talking in Rooms’ banger just dropped.

Sean Fennessey

A STATEMENT combines actual transcripts from a 1980 meeting of scientists and experts attempting to craft a statement on climate change with original written material, resulting in an entertaining, intellectually stimulating, and increasingly enraging chamber piece. The…

Matt Neglia

A STATEMENT is one of the most impressive ensemble films I’ve seen. Tom McCarthy’s direction is brilliant. Lots of great comedic moments, an amazing score and overall a well-paced film. The script is so well done and brings life into each character on screen, even the ones…

Thomas Mallilo

It’s John Turturro’s world and Paul Rudd’s job is tables

Bill

From NYFF 2026 Funny and terrifying in equal measure, Tom McCarthy’s A Statement is a work of recent history rendered urgently, re-creating a multidisciplinary policy meeting on climate change in October of 1980. Commanding an ensemble of nearly two dozen, the Spotlight…

SiddhantAdlakha

Leave it to Tom McCarthy to make a genuinely entertaining film about a climate conference without making light of the subject. He mentioned that every word is verbatim from the actual transcript, which is hard to believe and is a testament to the power of this ensemble.…

filmfestival

Wanted to see Digger Rockwell’s opinion on the matter

Hoofus

Never loses its rhythm, even when it dials itself back for the briefest of minutes. For a film tackling a topic as harrowing as climate change, it never comes off as an abrasive annoyance. And my goodness — it’s so hilarious, especially because of king John Turturro…

Bryan Sudfield

YAYYYY MY FIRST MOVIE CREDIT<3 with a NYFF debut!! thank you jane kate tom sarah birdy i am forever grateful for your guidance and intellect - proud!!!!!! peep the transcript captions yall that was meeee

veronica