On Thrutopia with Sanjana Sekhar

The Future Is Intersectional: An Artivist Series

Do we need better options than utopian and dystopian storytelling? We sat down with Sanjana Sekhar to bring you her learnings around ‘Thrutopia’ as a stronger guide for climate fiction writing.

This interview is part of IE’s newest video interview series ‘The Future is Intersectional: An Artivist Series’ - a program spotlighting your favorite artists in every region across the country to help you unlock transformative lessons + learnings for radically imagining an inclusive future for people + planet.

About the Artist

Sanjana Sekhar is an author, filmmaker, and narrative strategist on a mission to make climate action the hottest place to be. As the founder of GARMI, an experimental newsletter and creative studio, she leverages systems-thinking storytelling to reclaim extractive narratives and world-build towards a healthy human future on Earth.

Sanjana has been featured in Grist’s Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Anthology, the Hollywood Climate Summit, and the Webby Honorees, and she’s worked with organizations such as the Center for Cultural Power, Visit California, and The Washington Post. She’s based in Los Angeles.

How to support the series

IE is dedicated to amplifying artists that help us envision better futures for all, and you can be part of this important work. Check out our contribution levels on Substack to become part of the IE Impact Collective. By donating, you will help power this program inspiring the next generation of artists to imagine thriving futures for people + planet.

We’ll also be dropping interviews exclusively for our IE Impact Collective donors - thank you for helping us produce eco-media for all!