ACTUAL FILMS presents THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT.
Using exclusively archival material, the film tells the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
Screening this Sunday, February 2nd at 12:30pm at @bampfa as part of the series: Climate Journalism on Screen.
“Climate change is here. It is a fact of daily life. The Industrial Revolution and ensuing turn-of-the-twentieth-century boom of contemporary existence–defining invention (cars, planes, plastics, you name it) were the starting point of a crisis that is rapidly pushing our global ecosystem toward collapse. There are root causes everywhere you look, fingers to be pointed in blame. What this film series aims to do is highlight recent work ambitious enough to reckon with the history and ideas that brought us here, stare into the current crisis, and boldly explore ways forward. These documentaries do not pretend to address climate change as a whole, but instead approach their multifaceted subjects with a clear-eyed understanding of the facts on the ground and in the atmosphere.” -BAMPFA film curator Jeff Griffith-Perham.
Join us this Sunday for a screening and conversation with directors Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk and Justine Nagan. Tickets available at bampfa.org.
I have no words to express how it feels to have my directorial debut screen in competition on the opening day of Sundance! I was honored to share a little glimpse into our film, which explores the exemplary life and career of Marlee Matlin with my Meet the Artist video. We are already starting to sell out screenings (omg!) so please don’t wait, get your ticket today! I would love to see you in Park City next week, but if you can’t be there, online tickets are also available! 🤟
Additionally, I wanted to acknowledge the overwhelming loss in my home city of Los Angeles. So many people I know have lost everything. It’s important to recognize that disabled individuals, including many Deaf people, have been left behind in the aftermath of these fires, with some losing both their homes and their jobs. You can support them by donating to the resources on @flowstateasl. More ways to help can be found on the latest @actualfilmsdocs post.
The Island President captures Nasheed’s first year of office, culminating in his trip to the Copenhagen Climate Summit in 2009, where the film provides a rare glimpse of the political horse-trading that goes on at such a top-level global assembly. Nasheed is unusually candid about revealing his strategies—leveraging the Maldives’ underdog position as a tiny country, harnessing the power of media, and overcoming deadlocks through an appeal to unity with other developing nations. When hope fades for a written accord to be signed, Nasheed makes a stirring speech which salvages an agreement. Despite the modest size of his country, Mohamed Nasheed has become one of the leading international voices for urgent action on climate change.
Learn more about the film at theislandpresident.com. Free to stream on @primevideo.
