Bigger Than Us (documentary)

Bigger Than Us is a 2021 French documentary film produced and directed by Flore Vasseur, co-produced by Marion Cotillard, and written by Vasseur and Melati Wijsen. The film made its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in the special section Cinema for the Climate on 10 July 2021. It was released theatrically in France by Jour2fête on 22 September 2021. It was nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film in 2022.

Plot
The documentary follows Melati Wijsen, an 18-year-old Indonesian girl and well-established activist against plastic pollution in her country. She wants to understand how to hold on and continue her action, so she goes on to meet six other young activists across the globe.

Cast

 * Melati Wijsen
 * Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
 * Memory Banda
 * René Silva
 * Mohamad Al Jounde
 * Mary Finn
 * Winnie Tushabe

Release
The film made its world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in the special section Cinema for the Climate on 10 July 2021. It was released theatrically in France by Jour2fête on 22 September 2021.

Critical response
AlloCiné, a French cinema website, gave the film an average rating of 3.3/5, based on a survey of 12 French reviews.

Home media
The film was released on DVD in France on 1 February 2022. The extras include an interview with director Flore Vasseur, a debate with Mary Finn and Mohamad Al Jounde, a podcast and the webseries "It starts with you".