Aria McKenna is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker and Al Gore trained climate impact strategist who works to build bridges between climate scientists, policy makers, media and the public. She was born in Miami - ground zero for sea level rise in the United States and her brand is “Saving Planet Us”. Her mission is to use storytelling to break down the cultural barriers that keep us from restoring a safe climate. With roots as a film producer/writer/director, voice-over artist, and award winning actress, Aria’s experience has run the gamut from acting on TV, radio, and on screen at The Rhode Island International Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival and more - to organizing a Scientific Advisory Panel for director/producer Adam McKay's Hyperobject Industries, lobbying senators for climate action in and out of Washington DC with Citizens Climate Lobby, and helping to co-found the Healthy Planet Action Coalition with climate scientists and policy experts around the world to advance a holistic “climate triad” of strategies to restore a safe climate. She has also created both short and long form environmentally driven content through Global Cooling Productions and the Sierra Club, produced political ads for NY candidates through Quantum Surge Media, was part of the narrative division of the Healthy Climate Alliance, and an on-camera host for GreenTV and Long Island International Film Expo. Aria also co-created an hour-long romantic, political suspense with Golden Globe and Peabody Award winning Jeff Abugov (Roseanne, Two and a Half Men & Cheers...) which she is currently developing for streaming TV. Connect to stay tuned on this and her brand new podcast, Saving Planet Us.