Free film Wednesday
Name:
Free film Wednesday
Date:
May 18, 2011
Time:
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM MDT
Website:
http://www.ourcolorado.org/
Event Description:
Gasland, a documentary by Josh Fox about fracking and America's gas drilling boom. Winner of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize, nominated for 2011 Oscar.
Free film followed by a Q&A (via Skype) with filmmaker Josh Fox , and a community conversation about fracking and the rush for natural gas on our public lands.
About the film: http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/
The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton developed drilling technology called "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudi Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country road trip to find the answer to this question. A nearby Pennsylvania town which was recently drilled reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called Gasland. Part travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown, Gasland is a cross-country odyssey with unexpected humor,
uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination.
Free film followed by a Q&A (via Skype) with filmmaker Josh Fox , and a community conversation about fracking and the rush for natural gas on our public lands.
About the film: http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/
The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton developed drilling technology called "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudi Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country road trip to find the answer to this question. A nearby Pennsylvania town which was recently drilled reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called Gasland. Part travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown, Gasland is a cross-country odyssey with unexpected humor,
uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination.
