Earth Days

(USA, 2009, 100 mins)

digital video

Midwest Premiere

writer, producer: Robert Stone
cinematographer: Howard Shack
editor: Don Kleszy
sound design: Coll Anderson
music: Michael Giacchino
executive producer: Mark Samels
line producer: Hazel Gurland

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Acclaimed director (and UW–Madison graduate) Robert Stone traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day, and to its status as a major political force in America. Drawing heavily on eyewitness testimony and a wealth of never-before-seen archival footage, Stone examines the revolutionary achievements—and missed opportunities—of a decade of groundbreaking activism. The result is both a poetic meditation on man's complex relationship with nature and a probing analysis of past responses to environmental crisis. The interviewees represent a diverse cross section of American life and politics. Among them are former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, renewable energy pioneer Hunter Lovins, biologist Paul Ehrlich, former Republican congressman Pete McCloskey, Earth Day organizer Denis Hayes, and Apollo Nine astronaut Rusty Schweickart. Each reflects on their personal awakening to an environmental crisis, and the unprecedented movement that grew out of their response to that crisis. Mark Samels, executive producer for this film for PBS’ “American Experience,” is also a UW–Madison graduate.

Sponsored By:

Tales from Planet Earth, a program of the Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment

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