This short film by Bryan Root features Steingraber’s message to the European community: “Fracking is my country’s worst export… I pledge myself to your good efforts to halt fracking in the European Union and across the Mediterranean basin.”
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Fracking and the Un-Hoodwinking of America
April 11th, 2014Groundswell Rising, Protecting Our Children’s Air And Water
March 10th, 2014Groundswell Rising, Protecting Our Children’s Air And Water, the new documentary from Emmy Award-winning Resolution Pictures, captures the passion of people engaged in a David and Goliath confrontation. They stand together, challenging a system that promotes profit over health.
Thank you so much for putting on the screening of Groundswell Rising. I am so impressed with the quality of the film and the collection of interviews and quotes. I didn’t mention it this evening, but your Sandra Steingraber selections are perfect. Her statements and recurring presence provide a powerful start to the movie, and add a lot to the impact in other places. – John Wagner
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Don’t Frack Illinois – A Message of Solidarity from New York to Illinois
March 19th, 2013This two-minute video by Developing Pictures features Steingraber’s message of solidarity from her adopted state of New York to her home state of Illinois.
Dear Governor Cuomo
October 11th, 2012On a rainy night in May of 2012 a coalition of musicians, scientists and activists gathered in Albany on the governor’s front doorstep, calling for a ban on hydraulic-fracturing.
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The film that resulted from the night – a unique blend of “The Last Waltz” and “An Inconvenient Truth” – was written and directed by Jon Bowermaster and filmed under the direction of Academy Award winning doc-maker Alex Gibney. The stars of the night included actors Mark Ruffalo and Melissa Leo, environmental biologist Sandra Steingraber and a long list of musicians that included Natalie Merchant, Joan Osborne, Dan Zanes, the Felice Brothers, Citizen Cope, Medeski Martin & Wood and many more.
The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 11 and has begun a statewide tour of theaters, universities, community centers and town halls.
Video excerpt, featuring Steingraber and the Horseflies
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