Happy with the documentary that "shot her accurately"

Activist Greta Tonbury: I am shy and antisocial

Greta from schoolgirl to international activist.

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The young Swedish activist, Greta Thunbury, described her documentary journey from schoolgirl to global climate activist as accurately portraying her as a "shy, antisocial" when commenting on the film's premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Director Nathan Grossman covered Tonbury's daily life over a year, recording her rise to fame in a chronological sequence, from her strike in front of the Swedish Parliament in August 2018, to her trips around the world to demand political leaders take action to combat climate change.

When filming began, Grossman had no idea that Tonbury, who was 15 when she started her protest, would soon become a symbol of the global climate crisis campaign.

"I think we've seen a lot about her in the media," Grossman said in an interview with "Reuters". "You gave so many interviews and I wanted to bring the scenes closer to her. How do you feel when you switch from nothing to becoming a famous climate activist like this?"

Tonbury, who appeared via a video link on Friday at the Venice Film Festival where "I Am Greta" was shown outside the official competition, said she was happy about the way it was filmed. I am not the naive, angry child who sits in the United Nations General Assembly shouting at world leaders, because this is not my personality. ”She continued,“ Therefore, I think he definitely made me appear as a shy and anti-social person, which is what I am now. ”

I am not the angry child crying out at the UN, this is not my personality.

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