Source: Gasland Movie Info
Background
Gasland is a 2010 documentary directed and produced by Josh Fox. The filmmaker embarks on a cross-country journey to uncover the secrets and impact surrounding fossil fuels specifically the fracking petroleum industry. As companies continue to search for usable land for drilling oil, they demand American-rural landowners to give up their property for it to be available to lease.
Fox himself received a letter in May 2008 from a gas company, offering a signing bonus of nearly $100,000 to lease his family’s land in Milanville Pennsylvania. This offering is what motivated him to set out to find other communities experiencing the same situation. He begins with locations across Pennsylvania and then drives as far as Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Texas. He meets citizens from each state and discovers that their water, air, water wells, and surface water are all contaminated due to nearby hydraulic fracturing sites.
This led to a series of chronic health problems and even tap water that can be lit on fire due to the large amount of chemicals in their drinking water. One family in Texas had all gotten asthma from the pollutants in the air and were seeing cases of cancer start to arise. This documentary was an eye-opening experience of the importance of the anti-fracking movement.
Recognition
The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival where it was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Documentary. In June 2010, it premiered on HBO to an audience of 3 million homes. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 83rd Academy Awards.
The film has an approval rating of 97% on the website Rotten Tomatoes
A review in the Denton Record Chronicle said that “If your soul isn’t moved by the documentary, yours is heart of shale.”
GASLAND just might be the best film of the year.”- The Huffington Post
Message
Gasland spreads public awareness about drilling and the risks it poses on human and environmental health.
The Green Living Guy states,”
“The message is clear. Fossil fuel dependence has lasting consequences. It threatens public health. It endangers the planet. Gasland asks us to face those truths—and fight for a cleaner future.”
This documentary exposes only a fraction of secrets held by the fossil fuel industry. The damages held by just one method of fossil fuel extraction demonstrates to American society the often-overlooked issues surrounding the entire industry of fossil fuels.
Call to Action
Discover why Josh Fox’s Gasland is so essential to understanding the impacts behind the energy sources that run America.
(Gasland was taken off of all streaming services besides HBO due to its controversial nature and cases with major fossil fuels companies)
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