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Fuel
| Length: | 112 min |
| Released: | 2008 |
| Ages: |
High School College Adult |
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In this feature-length documentary, filmmaker and biofuel advocate Josh Tickell explores the origins of America's dependence on fossil fuels, detailing the cross-country road trip that he took in his biodiesel-converted van, campaigning for the more sustainable, environmentally friendly fuel.
Tickell interviews people in his film from across the spectrum of fuel use, from oil company executives, to those devastated by water contamination stemming from oil companies, to Midwestern families considering buying Hummers.
Hoping to paint as complete a picture as possible of American fuel use, Tickell explores how consumers fuel their lifestyle in the present and how they can hope to in the future. The film combines a history lesson of the US auto and petroleum industries and interviews with a wide range of policy makers, educators, and activists such as Woody Harrelson, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson.
In this feature-length documentary, filmmaker and biofuel advocate Josh Tickell explores the origins of America's dependence on fossil fuels, detailing the cross-country road trip that he took in his biodiesel-converted van, campaigning for the more sustainable, environmentally friendly fuel.
Tickell interviews people in his film from across the spectrum of fuel use, from oil company executives, to those devastated by water contamination stemming from oil companies, to Midwestern families considering buying Hummers.
Hoping to paint as complete a picture as possible of American fuel use, Tickell explores how consumers fuel their lifestyle in the present and how they can hope to in the future. The film combines a history lesson of the US auto and petroleum industries and interviews with a wide range of policy makers, educators, and activists such as Woody Harrelson, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson.
"Unabashedly intimate. . .Thanks to an informative, buoyant tone and the director's own restless intelligence, the film preaches to the unconverted with passion, energy and graphics so clear that they would make Al Gore weep all over his PowerPoint."
–The New York Times
"Impressively comprehensive. . . Fuel is a vital, superbly assembled documentary."
–The Lost Angeles Times
"Dynamic, stirring. . . a must see and not just for environmentalists. . ."
–The Seattle Times
"Deeply personal and surprisingly personable."
–The Denver Post
–The New York Times
"Impressively comprehensive. . . Fuel is a vital, superbly assembled documentary."
–The Lost Angeles Times
"Dynamic, stirring. . . a must see and not just for environmentalists. . ."
–The Seattle Times
"Deeply personal and surprisingly personable."
–The Denver Post
Winner, Best Documentary and Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2008
Winner, Earth Friendly Award, AFI Dallas Film Festival, 2008
Winner, Award Corporate Social Responsibility, IVCA Clarion Awards, 2008
Winner, Best Screenwriting, Sedona Film Festival, 2008
Winner, Best Documentary and Audience Award, Gaia Film Festival, 2008
Winner, Producer's Award, Santa Cruz Film Festival, 2008
Select Additional Screenings
Cancun Film Festival
Green Screens Film Festival
Jerusalem Film Festival
Montreal Film Festival
Saint Louis Film Festival
Zurich International Film Festival
Winner, Earth Friendly Award, AFI Dallas Film Festival, 2008
Winner, Award Corporate Social Responsibility, IVCA Clarion Awards, 2008
Winner, Best Screenwriting, Sedona Film Festival, 2008
Winner, Best Documentary and Audience Award, Gaia Film Festival, 2008
Winner, Producer's Award, Santa Cruz Film Festival, 2008
Select Additional Screenings
Cancun Film Festival
Green Screens Film Festival
Jerusalem Film Festival
Montreal Film Festival
Saint Louis Film Festival
Zurich International Film Festival
