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This film is directed and produced by Bonni Cohen, and produced by Justine Nagan.
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Film Information
A riveting look at a key moment in the history of the climate crisis, The White House Effect from directors Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk travels back in time to document how a crucial opportunity to take real action on global warming was not just squandered but deliberately undermined.
Woven entirely of archival material, the documentary focuses on the pivotal years of the George H.W. Bush administration—1988 to 1992—when the entire country was waking up to the reality of global warming and Bush had pledged to use “the White House effect” to tackle it.
Reviews
"Essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future — particularly since heatwaves, fires, hurricanes and so forth have already swelled to a near-continual weather crisis." – Variety
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