BURNING THE FUTURE: COAL IN AMERICA, 2008, 89 minutes, USA, video. Directed by David Novack, in person for a discussion following the film with Dina Elkan, Events & Marketing Coordinator for Solar One and Judy Harper, Director of Green Edge NYC.
Screens with ISLAND OUT OF TIME, 2002, 30 minutes, USA, video. Directed by Hugh Drescher
This event is part of the International Documentary Association (IDA) presented traveling Pare Lorentz Film Festival in celebration of the modern evolution of the documentary film. This program is supported by the New York Community Trust.
BURNING THE FUTURE: COAL IN AMERICA
“As upsetting as it is informative.”- NEW YORK TIMES
Burning the Future: Coal in America examines the explosive conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by emerging “clean coal” energy policies, local activists watch a world blind to the devastation caused by coal’s extraction. Faced with toxic ground water and the obliteration of 1.4 million acres of mountains, our heroes launch a valiant fight to arouse the nation’s help in protecting their mountains, saving their families, and preserving their way of life.
ISLAND OUT OF TIME:
Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay is home to just over 400 people who have made their living from the water for more than a century. But now the island and its culture are under assault by rising sea levels, erosion, population loss, and a decline in the oysters and crabs its people depend on. The film shows how islanders are fighting to survive and struggling with change and loss. It is a story told by a quirky cast of islanders: watermen, preachers, crab-pickers, lawmen and environmentalists. “We’re so stubborn,” says one waterman, “they’re going to have to drag us off of here kicking and screaming.”
“Will immerse you in beauty.” – Dan Nagengast, Farmer and Director of the Kansas Rural Center
David Novack: Director, Producer, Writer
David Novack, has been a producer, post supervisor, and associate producer for a number of documentary films and television series, including the historical documentary, “Songs of Odessa,” the acclaimed Showtime/United Nations series, “What’s Going On” and two episodes of PBS/WGBH’s “Frontline.” Mr. Novack has written for 4 Kids Entertainment and BNN/Camera Planet. In audio post, Mr. Novack has enjoyed a successful career as re-recording mixer/sound designer, recently adding a major new opera by Roger Waters to his credits. Mr. Novack received a Bachelors of Science in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a degree in music from Berklee College of Music.
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