
A Statement: Tom McCarthy’s 1980 Climate Drama Premieres at NYFF
Tom McCarthy’s new film, A Statement, premiered at the 2026 New York Film Festival, dramatizing a failed 1980 congressional conference on climate change. The movie features a large ensemble including Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, and Evan Peters, using verbatim transcripts to depict a 36-hour debate that ended without a consensus statement. Critics praise the acting and historical context but note the film’s static, talk-heavy format.

