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| USA 2006, 100’
National Premiere
Production: Lawrence Bender Productions, Participant Productions
Director:
Davis Guggenheim
Producers: Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns
Original Music:
Michael Brook
Director of photography: Davis Guggenheim, Robert Richman
Film Editor: Jay Cassidy, Dan Swietlik
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 Sinopsis: Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Mr. Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. “Al Gore strips his presentations of politics, laying out the facts for the audience to draw their own conclusions in a charming, funny and engaging style, and by the end has everyone on the edge of their seats, gripped by his haunting message,” said Guggenheim. An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share. “It is now clear that we face a deepening global climate crisis that requires us to act boldly, quickly, and wisely,” said Gore. 
| Filmography Waiting for Superman (2010) Gracie (2007) It Might Get Loud (2008) Gossip (2000)
Davis Guggenheim born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from The Potomac School (McLean, Virginia) in 1979, from Sidwell Friends School in 1982, and later moved on to Brown University, where he graduated in 1986. He directed and produced An Inconvenient Truth, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. His 2010 documentary Waiting for Superman, about the failures of American public education, received the Audience Award for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
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| AUSTRIA, 2009, 96’
Writer & Director: Werner Boote
Producers:
Thomas Bogner,
Daniel Zuta
Camera:
Thomas Kirschner
Editors: Ilana Goldschmidt, Cordula Werner, Tom Pohanka
Music: The Orb
Animation: Cine Cartoon Filmproduktion, Vienna
Animator: Peter Höhsl
Storyboard:
Zhivko Zheliazkov
Graphic Design: Sebastian Brauneis
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Sinopsis: We live in the age of plastic. It’s cheap and practical, and it’s everywhere - even in our blood. But is it a danger to us? The plastic industry annually generates hundreds of billions of dollars. The amount of plastic we have produced since it was invented would be enough to cover the entire globe six times over. But this inexpensive and convenient substance comes with a hefty price. Plastic stays in the ground and water system for up to 500 years. Numerous studies have proven that the chemicals it releases (such as Bisphenol A) migrate into the human body and may contribute to or cause grave health problems, from allergies to obesity to infertility, cancer and heart disease. This feisty, informative documentary takes us on a journey around the globe to reveal the far-flung reaches of our plastic problem. 
| Filmography Was Sie schon immer über Österreich wissen wollten (2010) Die Kunst des guten Tons (2010) Die Kunst der Sonnenbraeune (2010) Die Kunst der Schundliteratur (2009) Die Kunst des Trauerns (2009) Die Kunst des Hausbauens (2009) Mythos Ring (2009) Plastic Planet (2009) Die Kunst des Paartanzes (2008) Die Kunst der Weihnachtsbeleuchtung (2007) Willkommen Benedikt - Der Papst und Marktl am Inn (2006) Wo der Tanz steht (2004) Und der Bus fährt weiter (2004) Kurt Rydl - Der Gladiator (2004) Der fliegende Holländer: Feuer und Eis (2004)
Parsifal: Indiana Jones und Richard Wagner (2004)
Director, born in Vienna in 1965. Studied Dramatics, Media Studies and Sociology, and was also enrolled at the film academy. He fulfilled various roles with many film productions, including working as Assistant Director for Robert Dornhelm and Ulrich Seidl. Since 1993 Werner Boote has made his own films with a specific focus on music. Among these films is Anouk – Sacrifice (1999), for which he received the TMF Award, Andrea Bocelli – Cieli di Toscana (Universal Music, 2002), and Kurt Rydl – Der Gladiator (ORF/EPO-Film, 2003), which was ORF’s Emmy Awards submission.
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| FINLAND, 2008, 85’
Writer & Director:
John Webster
Producers:
Lise Lense-Moller, Kristiina Pervila,
Petri Riikonen
Director of Photography: Tuomo Hutri,
John Webster
Film Editor:
Nils Pagh Andersen, John Webster
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Sinopsis: This painfully funny film pokes at our mistakes and the insignificant things we do without noticing that they have created and are exacerbating the ecologic crisis. Can we live without using petroleum derivatives or increasing CO2 emissions? The director, his wife and two children show us how: without abandoning the habits of a normal Finnish family, we can do without a car or products sold in plastic containers. A difficult road to travel but told with irony and intelligence, showing that our dependence on petroleum derivatives is one of the most significant problems of our times. Just for the record: the annual world consumption of oil equals the amount of water that flows over Niagara Falls in 25 days. Impressive, isn’t it. The film was one of the most popular documentaries seen in Finland. 
| Filmography John Webster (b. 1967) has worked as indie documentary film director since 1990. Films to his credit include Suckers (1993), Don’t Tell Daddy (1995), Different Trains (1996), Losing It (1999) Rooms of Shadow and Light (2001) and What Comes Around (2004).
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