Film

Earth Days

I giorni della Terra

The beginning of environmental awareness in the U.S., from the first reactions to post-war consumerism to Earth Day (22 April 1970) when 20 million Americans, 10% of the then population, marched to show that the only alternative to impending environmental disaster was echo-compatibility. Interweaving exclusive testimonials (environmentalist pioneers Denis Hayes and Paul Ehrlic; Stewart Udall, secretary under presidents Kennedy and Johnson and first green politician; Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 astronaut) with rare archive footage, Stone chronicles the battles, conquests, and defeats of the American green movement, reflecting on the various often diverging environmental policies the government adopted in the past 40 years.

Il regista / The Director

Robert Stone (b. U.K.) earned a degree in history before starting his filmmaking career. His first documentary Radio Bikini (1987) was shown at the Sundance Film Festival and received an Oscar nomination. He then worked as producer, director, editor and operator, obtaining in over 20 years international recognition for his works. Titles to his credit include Guerrilla: the Taking of Patty Hearst (2004), presented at the Sundance Film Festival, earning public and critical acclaim, and Oswald's Ghost (2007), his most recent work.
 

Edizione 2009
Concorso Internazionale Documentari/International Documentary Competition

documentario
USA, 2009, 102'

REGIA/DIRECTOR
Robert Stone

TAGS:
SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT / AMBIENTALISMO - ENVIRONMENTALISM / STATI UNITI - UNITED STATES