The Carbon Rush/La Ruée Vers le Carbone press. Read what they are saying about this award winning feature film narrated by Daryl Hannah and Karine Vanasse.
Running Time: 84 minutes & 52 Minutes on One Disc (DVD)
Grades 10 – Adult
Scene Selection • Closed Captioned
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German Versions
Website: www.thecarbonrush.net
A Film by Amy Miller
"
Recommended.
A ground breaking documentary about the exchange of carbon credits
resulting from Kyoto Protocol. It uncovers the truth behind this
exchange on the global environment, as well as its economic impact on
several developing countries, revealing global deception about
environmental rehabilitation coupled with corruption of local
governments."
– Science Books and Films (AAAS)
“One of the finest, most carefully researched and executed political exposés of the year.
The Carbon Rush
champions the voices of those most impacted by Western economic schemes
designed to put band-aids on climate change while destroying
communities and lives. It is an incredibly moving, empathetic and
measured film that sticks inside you like a thorn that you want to do
something about, that you must do something about."
– Ezra Winton, ART THREAT
"A brave and smart documentary which looks deeply into this burgeoning
and profitable green scheme. The film has Miller casting her unflinching
gaze upon both the supply and demand side of this little-known
industry.”
– Dave Markland, RABBLE.CA
“The documentary is filled with shockingly corrupt examples … and sheds
light on the state of environmental concern on the corporate level,
without being overly alarmist.”
¬ THE CONCORDIAN
“This one will get you boiling. It shows again how we are shipping our
climate change problems out of our sight. Big companies are buying
carbon credits, which allow them to keep on emitting as much CO2 as
always by supporting projects that reduce emissions in third world
countries. Or so they say.”
– THE VANCOUVER OBSERVER
“The Carbon Rush, exposes the offset projects that are impacting
developing countries and their communities so that other nations can
continue their industries relatively unchecked..”
– THE SOURCE
WINNER
Best Feature Film, Festival de Cine Verde de Barichara, Colombia
Award of Merit, The Indie Festival, USA
Best Screenplay,
17th Internacional Festival of Tourism,
Environmental, Sports and Film Gastonomic (MEFEST), Vlasina Lake, Serbia
OFFICIAL SELECTION (Screened at over 80+ Festivals worldwide)
- International Environmental Film Festival, Paris
- Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, USA
- Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, USA
- Newport Beach Film Festival, USA
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
- Global Visions Film Festival, Canada
- RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival, Canada
- Planet In Focus Festival, Canada
- Cinéfest, Canada
- Planete + Doc Film Festival, Poland
- Green Nation Film Festival, Brazil
- Docville, International Documentary Film Festival, Belgium
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Human Rights Human Wrongs Festival, Oslo, Norway
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Green Screens at The Film Society of Lincoln Center,
NYC, NY
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Land Exploitation Film Festival, Goteborg, Sweden
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Crossroads – Festival for Documentary Film and
Discourse, Graz, Austria
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The Cape Town Eco Film Festival, Cape Town, South Africa
- 11th Edition Image Sante, International
Health Film Festival, Belgium
- 1st International Festival of Environmental
Cinema, Arica, Chile
- Sedona International Film
Festival, Sedona, Arizona