Working Films brought Reel Power to Power Shift, the largest national youth climate conference, which took place in Pittsburgh, PA this year. Wearing his Peaceful Uprising t-shirt, Josh Fox gave a keynote address on Friday night where he told the crowd, “There can be no democracy until we have freedom from fossil fuels.” The audience … Continued
Our core effort for Reel Power 2012 was the Reel Power Film Festival (RPFF) – a series of targeted grassroots screenings and events to build solidarity among frontline communities and push for renewable energy alternatives. The films in the series offer new points of entry for difficult conversations about changes that need to be made … Continued
Do you live in a community that has been impacted or likely to be by mountaintop removal, fracking, or a coal-fired power plant? Are you in a community where alternative energy solutions are being implemented? Or, have you already hosted one of the Reel Power films and would like to explore the related issues around … Continued
We’d like to congratulate the teams behind Gasland, Good Fortune and Freedom Riders on their Emmy Awards! Good Fortune co-director Jeremy Levine was a former Working Films fellow. Josh Fox of Gasland is a part of our Reel Power initiative. Many other film projects we’ve worked with or that participated in our residencies were also … Continued
“Being part of this collaboration is saying we can work together to affect a larger issue; to affect change.” – Peter Bull, filmmaker of Dirty Business As Judith Helfand states in the video, “There’s no silver bullet that is going to fix climate change.” If that was true, An Inconvenient Truth would have stopped climate … Continued
“We’re here at Power Shift. We get down to business. We get down to action.” – JOSH FOX, Director of Gasland Before a packed house of 8,000 youth climate activists, Gasland Director Josh Fox welcomed the enthusiastic crowd with his banjo and a call to action. Josh’s message was simple – natural gas is not … Continued
Two films involved with the Reel Power film series are nominated for Oscars this year! Gasland, a film by Josh Fox about the dangers of the natural gas industry, is up for Best Documentary. And Sun Come Up, by Jennifer Redfearn about the exodus of some of the world’s first Climate Refugees, is nominated for … Continued
“One of the most effective and expressive environmental films of recent years.” – Variety “On the want-to-see- scale, GASLAND tops the list” – Washington Post “Riveting” – LA Weekly “GASLAND just might be the best film of the year.” – The Huffington Post The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across … Continued
“One of the most effective and expressive environmental films of recent years.” – Variety “On the want-to-see- scale, GASLAND tops the list” – Washington Post “Riveting” – LA Weekly “GASLAND just might be the best film of the year.” – The Huffington Post The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across … Continued
February’s Reel Power featured film, Dirty Business: “Clean Coal” and the Battle for Our Energy Future, is an in-depth look at the coal industry, ‘clean coal’ technologies and the future of renewable technology. Produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting, and narrated by Rolling Stones reporter Jeff Goodell, the film takes audiences on a journey … Continued