Joaquin Phoenix EXCLUSIVE 'It's a call to action': Joker star transforms into a blood-splattered surgeon operating to save the world from deforestation and wildfires in chilling PSA film
- The Joker star has continued his crusade to save the planet by starring in a new short film aiming to raise environmental awareness and provide 'a call to action'
- The movie is acting as a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the plight of the Amazon and its indigenous communities and a call for deforestation
- Guardians Of Life, features a host of stars, including Rosario Dawson, Matthew Modine, German actress Q'orianka Kilcher, Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter Oona Chaplin, Adria Arjona, and Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes
- Last month, Joaquin caused a media storm when he was detained during Jane Fonda's weekly climate rally in Washington, DC
Joaquin Phoenix has continued his crusade to save the planet by starring in a new short film aiming to raise environmental awareness and provide 'a call to action'.
In the chilling new short, the Joker star, 45, who is tipped for Oscar glory at this weekend's ceremony, is dressed as a surgeon in an emergency room as they begin to operate on what turns out to be the world.
The short, entitled Guardians Of Life, features a host of stars, including Rosario Dawson, Matthew Modine, German actress Q'orianka Kilcher, Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter Oona Chaplin, Adria Arjona, and Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes.
![Shocking: Joaquin Phoenix has continued his crusade to save the planet by starring in a new short film aiming to raise environmental awareness and provide 'a call to action'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/11/24389606-7973677-image-a-22_1580989748182.jpg)
Shocking: Joaquin Phoenix has continued his crusade to save the planet by starring in a new short film aiming to raise environmental awareness and provide 'a call to action'
In the clip, Joaquin and his co-stars are seen in a frantic state while attempting to revive the 'patient', which is unseen beneath layers of sheets.
The actor is heard to say: 'There's a lot more damage than we thought... the heart is still pumping'. As the 'doctors' gave up, one returned to try and revive the patient - which turns out to be a prediction of the world ravaged by wildfires.
The star-studded short movie, in conjunction with mobilize.earth, is acting as a Public Service Announcement (PSA).
Its mission is to raise money for the plight of the Amazon and its indigenous communities, a call for deforestation and biodiversity loss, as a result of devastating wildfires, droughts, floods and storms.
![A cry for help: The movie is acting as a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the plight of the Amazon and its indigenous communities, a call for deforestation and biodiversity loss, as a result of devastating wildfires, droughts, floods and storms](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/11/24389610-7973677-image-a-23_1580989767209.jpg)
A cry for help: The movie is acting as a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the plight of the Amazon and its indigenous communities, a call for deforestation and biodiversity loss, as a result of devastating wildfires, droughts, floods and storms
![Shocking: The movie is a collaboration with Extinction Rebellion and Amazon Watch and works to point out different aspects of the Climate and Ecological Emergency](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/16/24389612-7973677-Shocking_The_movie_is_a_collaboration_with_Extinction_Rebellion_-a-80_1581006476450.jpg)
Shocking: The movie is a collaboration with Extinction Rebellion and Amazon Watch and works to point out different aspects of the Climate and Ecological Emergency
Speaking about the project, Joaquin said: 'It's really a call to action. I did it to raise awareness about the meat and dairy industry's effect on climate change...
'The fact is we are clear cutting and burning rainforests and seeing the negative effects of those actions worldwide. People don't realize there's still time, but only if we act now and make sweeping changes to our consumption...
'We can't wait for governments to solve these problems for us. We can't wait until the election to try to make these changes. We have a personal responsibility to make changes in our own lives and act now.'
![Every little helps: Speaking about the project, Joaquin said: 'It's really a call to action. I did it to raise awareness about the meat and dairy industry's effect on climate change'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/11/24389604-7973677-image-a-25_1580990010071.jpg)
Every little helps: Speaking about the project, Joaquin said: 'It's really a call to action. I did it to raise awareness about the meat and dairy industry's effect on climate change'
![All-star: Rosario is one of the stars of the eco-aware PSA](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/16/24396482-7973677-All_star_Rosario_is_one_of_the_stars_of_the_eco_aware_PSA-a-82_1581006476461.jpg)
All-star: Rosario is one of the stars of the eco-aware PSA
The movie is a collaboration with Extinction Rebellion and Amazon Watch and works to point out different aspects of the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
Last month, Joaquin proved he wasn't above the law as he was detained by police during Jane Fonda's weekly climate rally in Washington, DC.
He was one of several stars who joined the Hollywood icon for her Fire Drill protest, with Susan Sarandon and Martin Sheen also turning out to demand a Green New Deal and other urgent action to combat climate change.
At the Golden Globes last month, he caused waves when Joaquin called out fellow stars who preach about the environment yet catch private jets.
![Tough times: Last month, Joaquin proved he wasn't above the law as he was detained by police during Jane Fonda's weekly climate rally in Washington, DC](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/12/24390802-7973677-image-a-37_1580990792449.jpg)
Tough times: Last month, Joaquin proved he wasn't above the law as he was detained by police during Jane Fonda's weekly climate rally in Washington, DC
![Hitting out: At the Golden Globes last month, he caused waves when Joaquin called out fellow stars who preach about the environment yet catch private jets](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/14/24396484-7973677-image-m-69_1580999041399.jpg)
Hitting out: At the Golden Globes last month, he caused waves when Joaquin called out fellow stars who preach about the environment yet catch private jets
He said: 'It’s really nice that so many people have come up and sent their well wishes to Australia. But we have to do more than that...
'It’s such a beautiful gesture. I’ve not always been a virtuous man … I hope together we can be unified and make some changes.”
'It’s great to vote, but sometimes we have to take that responsibility on ourselves and make changes and sacrifices in our own lives and I hope that we can do that...
'We don’t have to take private jets from Palm Springs to the awards, please. I’ll try to do better and I hope you will too.'
![Saving the world: Director Shaun Monson said he felt compelled to make the film as previous documentary style PSAs had failed to move audiences: ¿'So instead of focusing on deforestation, ice melting and species extinction, we use a story as a metaphor](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/11/24389594-7973677-image-a-34_1580990305321.jpg)
Saving the world: Director Shaun Monson said he felt compelled to make the film as previous documentary style PSAs had failed to move audiences: 'So instead of focusing on deforestation, ice melting and species extinction, we use a story as a metaphor
![Shocker: On Monday, Joaquin joined international animal protection organisation, Animal Equality, on Tower Bridge in London, ahead of the BAFTAs, as they tried to draw attention to what they say is animal agriculture being a leading cause of climate change](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/14/24396628-7973677-image-a-70_1580999217201.jpg)
Shocker: On Monday, Joaquin joined international animal protection organisation, Animal Equality, on Tower Bridge in London, ahead of the BAFTAs, as they tried to draw attention to what they say is animal agriculture being a leading cause of climate change
On Monday, Joaquin joined international animal protection organisation, Animal Equality, on Tower Bridge in London, ahead of the BAFTAs, as they tried to draw attention to what they say is animal agriculture being a leading cause of climate change
Speaking of the film, Shaun Monson said he felt compelled to make the film as previous PSAs had failed to move audiences: 'so instead of focusing on deforestation, ice melting and species extinction, we use a story as a metaphor.
'The Amazon has been called the lungs of the world, or the heart of the world, but instead of documentary footage we proposed an ER setting with doctors and nurses trying to save an unseen patient with systemic heart failure...
'The twist is not only who one of the paramedics is, but what they were really fighting to save all along.'
![The big win: Joaquin is tipped for Oscar glory for his role in Joker](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/06/16/24390372-7973677-The_big_win_Joaquin_is_tipped_for_Oscar_glory_for_his_role_in_Jo-a-81_1581006476460.jpg)
The big win: Joaquin is tipped for Oscar glory for his role in Joker
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