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Gasland
For the Norwegian politician and psychiatrist, see Anders Gåsland. For the Canadian real estate company and former fuel retailer, see Cal Nichols.
2010 American film
| Gasland | |
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| Directed by | Josh Fox |
| Written by | Josh Fox |
| Produced by | Trish Adlesic Josh Fox Molly Gandour |
| Narrated by | Josh Fox |
| Cinematography | Josh Fox |
| Edited by | Matthew Sanchez |
Production | International WOW Company |
| Distributed by | HBO |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gasland is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox. It focuses on communities in the United States where natural gas drilling activity was a concern and, specifically, on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), a method of stimulating production in otherwise impermeable rock. The film was a key mobilizer for the anti-fracking movement,[1] and "brought the term 'hydraulic fracturing' into the nation's living rooms" according to The New
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Josh Fox Confronts the Oil and Gas Industry Through His Films Making Moves Towards Climate Action
Through his cinematic art Oscar-nominated film director and playwright Josh Fox is dedicated to, “making up the next version of America and letting it not be Exon, Mobile, and Shell and Chevron and these people who come to you with deceit and leave you at deceit,” he tells Alec Baldwin at WNYC Studios. He is committed to challenge the common-sense understandings surrounding industry standards by illuminating perspectives much less popularized or better concealed in the name of “industry progress”. More specifically, by drawing attention to the environmental dangers associated with hydraulic fracturing, his work aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of Climate Action.
Arguably the biggest catalyst in the global anti-fracking movement, Fox’s 2010 Gasland confronts the oil and gas industry by bringing into focus the environmental damage and public health uproar that has remained blurred in the periphery of the rapidly expanding natural gas industry. He begins
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Josh Fox is the founder and Artistic Director of International WOW Company a film and theater company that works closely with actors and non actors from diverse cultural backgrounds, including members of the US Military, activist communities in sustainable energy and design and actors, dancers, designers and filmmakers from around the world to create new work that addresses current national and global social and political crises. Josh's work is known for its mix of gripping narrative, heightened imagery and its commitment to socially conscious themes and subjects.
Founded in 1996, International WOW has premiered new work in 8 countries with a rotating network over 100 actors, dancers, musicians, technical, and visual artists spanning 30 countries on 5 continents. With International WOW Company Josh has received a Drama Desk Nomination, an Otto Award, five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and five prestigious MAP Fund Grants, an Asian Cultural Council Fellowship among many other awards and honors.
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