How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Representation / casting choices

Diverse and queer ensemble cast with explicit emphasis on POC, indigenous, and LGBTQ+ characters to represent communities harmed by environmental issues.

Political / ideological dialogue

Characters repeatedly debate and affirm sabotage and property destruction as morally justified tactics against the climate crisis.

Identity-driven story themes

Story engine revolves around personal arcs tied to racial, indigenous, and queer experiences of systemic environmental harm driving radical action.

Institutional / cultural critique

Narrative centers modern activist framing of fossil fuel industry, government eminent domain, and capitalism as oppressive forces requiring direct confrontation.