Fracking documentary premiered at Boston Film Festival
Breaking Free: The Shale Rock Revolution, a new documentary about the American energy renaissance directed by independent filmmaker Robin Bossert, was featured in the closing day showcase 鶹ýӳCall to Action on the Environment鶹ýӳ at the 30th Annual Boston Film Festival.
Bridging the information gap on fracking
鶹ýӳBreaking Free seeks to bridge the information gap between public perception and an industry that fuels our daily lives, our national economy, and our future,鶹ýӳ said filmmaker Bossert, who brings more than 30 years of experience to the documentary. 鶹ýӳIn making this documentary, we hope to lower the temperature on the conversation about fracking so we can make the right decisions for the future of our country.鶹ýӳ
Divided into six sections addressing 鶹ýӳcommunity focus,鶹ýӳ 鶹ýӳdrilling process,鶹ýӳ 鶹ýӳhistory of drilling,鶹ýӳ 鶹ýӳenvironmental impact,鶹ýӳ 鶹ýӳseismicity,鶹ýӳ and 鶹ýӳeconomic impact,鶹ýӳ the documentary introduces the subject of fracking with stories from people living in affected areas, discussion of the 鶹ýӳgood and bad鶹ýӳ aspects of the practice, and informative research and background to help viewers better understand what fracking is, what it has brought to America, and what it can do to help the US free itself of its dependence on oil and gas from hostile foreign nations.
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Producer Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Energy Corporation
鶹ýӳThere鶹ýӳs been so much myth and misinformation about fracking that has clouded the mainstream media, and the industry has been so late in joining the conversation,鶹ýӳ noted producer Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Energy Corporation. 鶹ýӳI just couldn鶹ýӳt stand seeing only part of the story 鶹ýӳ the worst-case scenario part 鶹ýӳ being told over and over again.鶹ýӳ
Boston Film Festival
Featuring 32 films this year, the 30th Annual Boston Film Festival offered audiences first-hand access to the filmmakers and filmmaking process during the Q&A sessions with the director and talent following every screening.
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