Santa Cruz Film Festival

Fields of Fuel with Well-Oiled Machine

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
- Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:15 PM PDT
at Riverfront Theater
in Santa Cruz, CA

Hi, my name is (insert name here), and I?m a Fossil Fuel Addict. You can?t help it? or can you? Most Americans know we?ve got a problem: an addiction to oil that taxes the environment, entangles us in costly foreign policies and wars, and threatens the nation?s long-term stability. Few are informed or empowered enough to do much about it. Enter Josh Tickell, filmmaker, author and expert young activist who, driven by his own emotionally charged motives, shuttles us on a revelatory, whirlwind journey to unravel this addiction?from its historical origins to political constructs that support it, to alternatives available now and the steps we can take to change things. Winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival?s Audience Award and filmed over 12 years in 5 countries by a team of scientists and filmmakers, Fields of Fuel provides some innovative, ethical and practical solutions while engaging us in a fast-paced styled An Inconvenient Truth. Fields of Fuel is a call to action and specifically empowers individuals to change their own energy use as well as the energy use of their communities.