Gen Z Voters

Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Requiem

for a Dream) has teamed up with Generation Z activists

from all over the country to find out why they are voting,

in order to get young people to the polls on November 6.

Aronofsky queried his subjects, who are calling on their

peers to vote in the midterm elections, in a short film for

the Sierra Club Voter Education Fund. Produced by

Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures and Chromista, the video

features people active in movements for indigenous rights,

gun control, rights for the disabled, immigrant rights,

climate justice and transgender equality, among others,

passionately advocating for participation in this November’s

Election.

“First-time voters have the power to make a massive impact

in the upcoming midterm elections, but 18-20-year-olds are

part of a demographic that has historically failed to participate

in national elections. It’s time to change that,” said Aronofsky

in a release. “We are working with a dynamic group of activists

from all over the country, who care about an array of causes,

including Delaney Tarr, David Hogg, Chella Man, Xiuhtezcatl

Martinez, and Gavin Grimm, and filmed them speaking about

what issues will be most important when casting their votes

next month.”

The film crew traveled across the country to capture the

messages from the activists included in the video.

“The passion these activists share about their causes is

contagious. All of them are between the ages of 18-20. None

of them were eligible to vote in 2016. But now they can be heard,

and all of them are passionate about voting,” Aronofsky said.

“We hope their activism inspires Generation Z to get to the polls

on November 6 and speak up for the issues that are important to

all of us.”