Read the latest news about Happening and from the frontlines of the clean energy revolution.
A local city’s mission to run fully on renewable energy is receiving attention beyond the regular news cycle.
Read the latest news about Happening and from the frontlines of the clean energy revolution.
The Urban Twist
It easy to think climate change is too big to solve. These five inspirational movies show how even a few individuals can have a big impact.
Whether you call it global warming or climate change, it’s pretty obvious that we need to develop and use more green, clean, renewable energy sources. We are in the midst of an energy crisis that is destroying ecosystems and doing permanent damage to the Earth. It’s easy to think these issues are unsolvable, or maybe we hope that someone will come along and fix them for us.
Energy is all around us. However, how we choose to use it is a different story.
“Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution,” is a movie that documents people around the globe trying to make smarter choices to preserve the world we live in. The film will be played Oct. 3 in the auditorium of Brown Hall at ETSU at 6 p.m.
Partnering with the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, the Department of Sustainability is putting on an event that will allow for a viewing and in-depth discussion of this film.
If pretentious, glitzy film festivals of the past left a bad taste in the mouths of Bozeman audiences, the new BZN Film Festival should reassure film lovers that this is the real deal, an event worth their time and attention.
It opened at the Emerson’s Crawford Theater Thursday night with director Jamie Redford’s documentary about his cross-country trip to find out if solar, wind and other renewable energy resources might ever replace fossil fuels.
Redford found lots of evidence that yes, it’s already happening, which led to his 2016 film, “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution.”
“It was inspiring,” said Tim Crawford, a ranch owner, local solar energy advocate and member of the BZN Film Festival board.
Bill and Wendy are joined in the studio by writer, producer andaward-winning filmmaker, James Redford. They discuss his latest documentary, ‘Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution,’ which is currently on HBO. The film features Oscar-nominated actor, filmmaker, and activist, Mark Ruffalo along with politicians, innovators and unlikely entrepreneurs in communities who are pioneering renewable-energy solutions that are making the potential future brighter than ever before.
Montana Pioneer
Storytelling runs in James Redford’s blood. The documentary filmmaker grew up watching some of the best American movies come together thanks to his father, Robert Redford. Through his dad’s involvement in various film projects, James, who goes by Jamie, learned how stories are told, and what motivated his father to select the projects he did.
Radio New Zealand
The US often gets a bad rap for its apparent addiction to fossil fuels, but behind the scenes much is happening in the renewable energy space. James Redford (Robert Redford’s son) is the director of Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution which explores the opportunities around renewable energy in America, and discovers a few fascinating success stories. It recently won “Best Environmental Film” at the 2018 New York WILD Film Festival. James and his father Robert founded the Redford Center in 2005 to use documentaries and campaigns to help tip the scales on critical environmental and social issues. Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution is screening at this year’s Architecture + Design Film Festival. The festival began on May 3rd in Auckland. Then follows through to Wellington on May 24 – June 10, Dunedin June 14 – 24, and Christchurch in June 28 – July 11.
Earth Day, celebrated annually April 22 since 1970, was created in response to the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the channel and onto the beaches of Santa Barbara County. The spill had a significant impact on marine life, killing an estimated 3,500 sea birds, as well as dolphins, elephant seals and sea lions. It ranks third after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon and 1989 Exxon Valdez spills.
The first of six documentary showings, “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution” was screened Monday night in the Student Union Theater as part of the ongoing environmental metanoia. Directed by James Redford, the documentary explores the uses of clean energy and how they influence communities, particularly focusing on projects that are in the works right now.
The documentary follows Redford as he travels around the country, exploring the various kinds of renewable energy: solar, solar thermal, wind, hydropower and micro hydropower.
CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: When the issue of renewable energy comes up, it’s common to think, “that’s a future thing. It’s like sci-fi.” Well, this film is here to tell you, the clean energy revolution is happening right now. Director James Redford, an award-winning filmmaker … and, yes, Hollywood legend Robert Redford’s son … takes us on his personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier. “Reaching well beyond a story of technology and innovation, Happening explores issues of human resilience, social justice, embracing the future, and finding hope for our survival,” says Redford.
The feature-length documentary film, “HAPPENING: A Clean Energy Revolution,” will be awarded Best Environmental Film at the fifth annual New York WILD Film Festival. Kicking off today and running through Sunday, Feb. 25, New York WILD is the first-of-its-kind annual documentary film festival in New York to showcase a spectrum of topics ranging from exploration and adventure, to wildlife, conservation and the environment, bringing all things WILD to one of the most urban cities in the world. “HAPPENING” will be screened this Sunday at The Explorers Club in New York City. Following the screening, David Kanter, assistant professor of environmental studies at NYU will host a Q&A with “HAPPENING’s” award-winning director and star, James Redford.
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Jamie Redford, Contributor
When it comes to the topic of climate change, it’s common to hear people bemoaning America’s penchant for denial and indifference. I have a somewhat different take. With hopelessness being the predominant media message about climate change in America, denial and indifference seems understandable if not rational.
If we want to change the response to climate change, we need to change the message, especially when there is real reason for hope. Today, a global revolution in clean energy is quietly underway, offering the very real possibility of avoiding the more dire climate change projections. We have to the technology. We have the economic argument. What we need now is action – for individuals, cities and businesses alike.
Since Fairfax filmmaker Jamie Redford’s documentary, “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution,” aired on HBO in December, he’s had more than 100 requests for community screenings.
“I’ve never had quite this strong a response for a film before,” he said. “But sometimes it’s just the right moment for a story like this.”
The National
by Greg Kennedy
Will the United States ever meet its energy needs with renewable energy? Or is “the land of the free and the home of the brave” doomed to remain addicted to fossil fuels?
It is a topic that begs for clarity, given the myriad conflicting public, corporate and political interests that swirl about it in a dense rhetorical fog that tends to blur our focus beyond any satisfactory conclusion.
The new documentary Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, which premieres tonight on HBO (8:00 p.m. ET), brings good news for anyone who’s been crushed by the recent stream of headlines on climate change. Director Jamie Redford takes us on a journey to discover the green energy revolution that’s taking place in towns, cities and states across the country while underscoring issues of human resilience and social justice.
President Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, two national monuments in Utah, on Monday. Director James Redford discusses his new doc on clean energy and Trump’s impact on the environment.
INVERSE
James Redford pursued a story about climate change and clean energy in America, and discovered the best (and worst) ways to lead a first-person doc. Clean Energy Revolution Will Usher in a ‘New Normal’, Says James Redford
2018 New York WILD Film Festival Fifth annual documentary film festival in New York that showcases a spectrum of topics – from exploration and adventure to wildlife, conservation and the environment – bringing all things WILD to the urban heart of New York City. Featuring a new family program.
WHEN: February 22-25, 2018
WHERE: The Explorers Club, 46 E. 70th St., New York
No Film School
by Oakley Anderson-Moore
James Redford pursued a story about climate change and clean energy in America, and discovered the best (and worst) ways to lead a first-person doc.
Equal parts educational and entertaining, Happening, premiering on HBO tomorrow, is the next great environmental documentary. Told from the perspective of filmmaker James Redford, it approaches the renewable energy revolution in a way that is easy to understand, inspiring, and humorous all at once.
Community Impact Newspaper
The city of Georgetown will host a free screening Monday, Dec. 11, of an HBO documentary about clean energy that features the city and Mayor Dale Ross, according to a Wednesday announcement.
“Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution” follows filmmaker Jamie Redford as he travels across the country learning about climate change and one of its most profitable solutions: renewable energy.
Cheddar TV
HBO’s “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution” is one of the few documentaries that’s actually hopeful about the environment. Filmmaker James Redford joins us to discuss what went into making his latest project. The movie is Redford’s “personal journey” into discovering the jobs and profits that clean energy is creating around the country.
STATESMAN
by Kristen Hubby
A local city’s mission to run fully on renewable energy is receiving attention beyond the regular news cycle.
Georgetown is featured in a new HBO documentary and Redford Center film, “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution,” premiering Monday. The documentary follows filmmaker Jamie Redford on a journey across the country to find the leading efforts toward clean energy.
The KnockTurnal
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Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, directed by filmmaker James “Jamie” Redford and the Redford Center, premiered Monday night at the HBO Theater in Midtown. The night began with a performance by Sean Hayes and Jason Carr, who sang their song “This is Happening.” The song is now available for streaming.
Raised by parents who also found environmental awareness imperative, Redford insisted that it was the crew working on the documentary that made it possible, and that made him “truly grateful.”
Interview with Doug Fabrizio and James Redford
There’s a lot of talk about renewable energy these days. But what’s really happening? Will renewables ever replace fossil fuels? In a new documentary, filmmaker James Redford travels the country to find out just how far renewable energy can take us.
NY POST
by Cindy Adams
Writer, producer, director, chair of an environmental center, New York- educated, Utah-conditioned, he’s traveled America pioneering clean energy. He knows Al Gore, stems from “environmental parents,” and his father’s another guy named Redford, of whom you may have heard.
BUFFALO RISING
If you’re not behind renewable energy, then you’re simply behind. In Buffalo, we have the ability to become a city that is driven by renewable energy. We’ve already made some headway, with solar, wind, geothermal, hydro… and we can make further advancements when it comes to growing our food, transportation, etc. The time is now. We cannot wait another moment. The world is in trouble. Buffalo needs to be setting an example.
HAPPENING is James Redford’s most personal film, and I mean that literally. The veteran filmmaker hosts and narrates his journeys across America, and includes his daughter and wife in the story.
Redford is making a point. Renewable energy is happening—rapidly.
REEL HONEST REVIEWS
by Pamela Powell
The environment has been a topic of interest (and concern) since I was a child back in the 1960’s. From Woodsy the Owl’s campaign, “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute” to Smokey the Bear’s “Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires” there was some spark within me that pushed me to appreciate, learn, and care about nature.
But now, in today’s global meltdown, literally, the environmental issues are staring us in the face. No crystal ball is needed to see our future as we are seeing the effects of climate change all over the world.
The Guardian
by Tom Dart
When the caller said he worked for Harry Reid and the former Senate majority leader wanted a word, Dale Ross assumed it was a joke. “OK, which of my buddies are messing with me today?” he wondered.
He shouldn’t have been so surprised. Ross is the mayor of Georgetown, population 65,000, and he has become a minor celebrity in environmental circles as a result of a pioneering decision in 2015 to get all the city’s electricity from renewable sources.
St. Louis Jewish Light
It’s a homecoming of sorts for Jill Rosenblum Tidman, who is bringing her documentary “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution” to the St. Louis International Film Festival at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at the Tivoli Theatre. (For a list of SLIFF films with special Jewish interest see Page 14.) Tidman, who celebrated her bat mitzvah at Traditional Congregation and graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 1990, produced the film with Jamie Redford (Robert’s son).
Mill Valley Film Festival
It’s been difficult to ignore the signs of global warming these past few months – between Hurricane Harvey slamming into Texas and the devastation in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, it seems like nowhere is safe. And while that’s true, there are still many positive steps being taken to counteract the changes in our climate. James Redford’s most recent documentary, Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, is one of them. This isn’t Redford’s first film, nor is it his first time screening at Mill Valley – he has attended the Mill Valley Film Festival with a film three times prior, most recently last year with California Typewriter, for which he was executive producer. But how does one transition from a film about typewriters to documentary exploring clean energy?
We Are Moving Stories
Can we make enough clean energy to blunt climate change? How would we do that? And will we do that? Semi-environmentalist and documentarian Jamie Redford takes us on a personal journey to answer those questions.
Pacific Sun
Fairfax director James Redford returns with another conscience-raising environmental film, Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution. Redford tries to determine whether the movement toward clean energy will ultimately be squashed by corporations and utilities. “I embark on a colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier,” he says. “Today, most Americans understand and accept the reality of climate change. But as disturbing evidence and imagery continues to mount, many of us feel increasingly uncertain about what we, as individuals, can do.”