THIRD DEGREE BURNOUT: A Survivor's Guide
Narrated by renowned meteorologist John Morales, THIRD DEGREE BURNOUT is a multi-award-winning feature-length documentary that uncovers the hidden connections between personal burnout and the climate crisis, revealing them as symptoms of a larger socio-economic metacrisis.
On behalf of the documentary, Laurie worked with Monica Matulich and her company PRHollywood as Strategic Communications Writer, aka Storytelling and Messaging Consultant. She was tasked with helping research and write customized celebrity outreach emails.
Laurie also conceived and wrote a “storybook” with two parallel stories: the filmmaker Nivi Jaswal-Wirtjes’ journey to making the doc, and the story of the documentary and its grassroots movement: Beyond Burnout Coalition.
A limited number of print books were created and the story is available on the website (excerpt below.)
During the four-month contract, Laurie was honored to also provide some creative consulting for two other PRHollywood projects, including the documentary co-produced by Monica: BARISTAS VS. BILLIONAIRES.
Excerpt: A Survivor’s Story
Nivi’s Corporate Rise
Fresh out of business school, Nivi Jaswal-Wirtjes embraced the life of a corporate foot soldier. Her dedication was rewarded with success and upward mobility as she traveled the world in her work for medical device, food and beverage, media and research companies, and consumer mega-brands.
Nivi was so consumed by her work, she was willing to sacrifice her health to the demands of the job, while the Food Systems Industrial Complex wrapped her in a culture that blinded her to the mounting climate crisis.
Keep reading: A Survivor’s Story
The making of the documentary storyline starts here:
The Documentary
