The Story

Hestia “Tia” Chandler’s typical West Los Angeles lifestyle of SUVs, sterile corporate offices and shopping malls all changes the day her father – the inventor of a process which could neutralize nuclear waste – is brutally murdered. Through her father’s radical environmental books, Tia learns of the crisis around her, and sees how her lifestyle is contributing to it.

At a gathering of environmentalists, Tia meets Ari Damek, who works with United Nations delegations in negotiations for the Kyoto Protocol. Ari is focused, driven and purposeful, a man on a mission. From their first date, he speaks of Legacy: how the choices we make now will affect the generations to come.

A story of love and heroism, Legacy makes environmental change personal. We share Tia’s grief as the ecosystems of her beloved nature spaces fail, her crushing disappointments at political setbacks, her rich satisfaction and empowerment in living a life of service.

Join Tia, Ari, their circle of activist friends, and their children on a 40 year journey, battling consumerism, coping with climate change and sea level rise, wrestling national policies and international treaties, and counteracting citizen apathy.

Our heroes use both grassroots and top-down approaches, working toward massive societal and environmental changes, the ultimate goal of which is Sustainability.

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Photo credits: Downtown Los Angeles 3 by Jhezie Lim, Lakewood, CA; Hands by Andy Stafiniak, Geneve, Switzerland; Traffic, a Scream, and a Year by K.C. Hohensee, Riverside, CA; Waveform 5 by Mel Guknes, Tacoma, WA; Santa Monica Pier 1 by Jhezie Lim, Lakewood, CA.