Editing Darren Aronofsky (section)

==Environmental activism==
Aronofsky is known for his environmental activism. A number of his films, notably ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]'' and ''[[Mother!]]'', can be read as environmental [[parable]]s. In 2014 he traveled to the [[Alberta tar sands|Alberta Tar Sands]] with the [[Sierra Club]]'s [[Michael Brune]] and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/19/darren-aronofsky-and-leonardo-dicaprio-s-descent-into-environmental-hell.html|title=Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=September 19, 2014|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022342/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/19/darren-aronofsky-and-leonardo-dicaprio-s-descent-into-environmental-hell.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, he traveled to Alaska's [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]] with Brune, [[Keri Russell]], and the leaders of several veterans groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2015/07/sierra-club-leads-trip-arctic-weeks-shell-set-drill|title=Sierra Club Leads Trip To The Arctic Weeks Before Shell Set To Drill|publisher=[[Sierra Club]]|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821085743/http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2015/07/sierra-club-leads-trip-arctic-weeks-shell-set-drill|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, he received the Humane Filmmaker Award from the [[Humane Society of the United States]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/10/21/humane-society-to-honor-darren-aronofsky-for-using-cgi-animals-in-noah|author=Esther Zuckerman|title=Humane Society to honor Darren Aronofsky for using CGI animals in film|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 21, 2014|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817203930/http://ew.com/article/2014/10/21/humane-society-to-honor-darren-aronofsky-for-using-cgi-animals-in-noah/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, he collaborated with the artist [[JR (artist)|JR]] on ''[[The Standing March]]'', a public art installation in Paris encouraging diplomats at [[COP21]] to take action against climate change.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4128843/paris-standing-march-jr-aronofsky/|author=Nash Jenkins|title=Massive Public Artwork in Paris Reflects Desire for Climate-Change Solutions|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314091814/https://time.com/4128843/paris-standing-march-jr-aronofsky/|url-status=live}}</ref>

He coproduced the 2022 documentary ''[[The Territory (2022 film)|The Territory]]'' about a Brazilian rainforest tribe's fight to protect its existence from encroaching land grabbers.

He is a board member of the [[Sierra Club Foundation]] and [[The School for Field Studies]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darren-aronofsky-joins-sierra-club-901701|author=Chris Gardner|title=Darren Aronofsky Joins Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817205212/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darren-aronofsky-joins-sierra-club-901701|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fieldstudies.org/about/governance/|title=Board of Trustees|publisher=The School for Field Studies|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035023/https://fieldstudies.org/about/governance/|url-status=live}}</ref>