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Believe it or not, MTV is seeking eco-activists for its award winning documentary series TRUE LIFE. The series is looking to cast young environmentalists taking on the issue of global climate change in their schools, towns, and greater communities.
I spoke with MTV this morning and it sounds like they want the real fanatics, the militants, and the protesters. I’m not sure if this means those willing to go on a hunger strike, spray paint neighborhood SUVS . . . or perhaps spike a couple trees on a local logging site . . . who knows, but if you “appear” to be between the ages of 17 and 28, and are passionately fighting—hard—for an environmental cause, email them at: ecoactivist@mtvstaff.com with all the details of your story, your name, location, phone number and a photo. To learn more about this and other MTV casting calls visit their casting website.
Thanks for the tip Remy C .
scary! this could turn out into a freak show! whats sad is that this will water down the environmental cause to just “a tv show”. the message will be soooo lost…
I don’t know. I’ve seen their True Life series on eating disorders and another one on cutting. They were both really well done and quite thoughtful and went in-depth (which you don’t normally see anywhere, let alone on MTV). I’m not a fan of MTV, but this show in particular seems to be well put together, so they might very well do something that we’d like. I would think that whichever activists answer this call will be pretty hard-core about making sure they come across well too.
Actually turns out MTV is a big disappointment. Check out what I wrote on TreeHugger about the issue and make sure you read the comments. They’re pretty interesting and quite entertaining.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/mtv_seeks_eco_a_1.php
Olivia,
Nice job on covering or should I say “uncovering” MTV’s plans. I believe you are right about what they would do with this show…turn it into a spectacle. Thanks.
Victor