James Cameron, Green Director

James Cameron is a Hollywood director and advocate for environmental protection and conservation.

James Cameron is a three-time Academy Award–winning filmmaker. He is also an important advocate for environmental protection and conservation. Cameron’s blockbuster film Avatar, released in 2009, is a cautionary tale about the dangers of destroying the environment. Avatar depicts a group of human soldiers and miners attempting to destroy an alien civilization in order to extract its resources.

In April 2014, Showtime will release Years of Living Dangerously, a documentary series produced by Cameron. The series tells the firsthand stories and experiences of people who have been devastated by weather events linked to climate change. In eight episodes, the series will also feature experts who are seeking solutions to the threat of global climate change.

In addition to raising awareness through film, Cameron is an amateur scientist. In March 2012, he became the first person to solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean. Cameron reached 36,000 feet below the surface in a submarine of his own design. True to form, Cameron filmed the experience to raise awareness of the deep-sea environment, one he hopes people will learn much more about in the future.