The remarkable story of law students from the South Pacific who are taking their fight against climate change to the world’s highest court via a historic UN resolution.
Production has just completed. We are now aiming for the world premiere at a film festival soon.
The idea of YUMI [‘jumi’] is a very strong Bislama word of saying “we”. There is no “I”. There is only “we”.
Solomon Yeo
YUMI tells the incredible story of three inspiring law students, Solomon, Vishal and Romabeth, who set out from the University of the South Pacific on an amazing journey to take climate change to the world’s highest court through the United Nations. Their mission? To save their home islands from extinction!
The three students are on their way up, from a small university room to the international stage! They learn how to deal with ministers, ambassadors and commissioners, experience the frustrations of diplomacy and face the challenges of their ambitious goal: to push through a historic resolution at the United Nations so that the ICJ will finally legally define the obligations of states to address climate change.
Will their relentless motivation and the challenging countries they must overcome be enough to convince 97 UN member states to take their case to the International Court of Justice?