My grandfather is Dr. Wallace S. Broecker, one of the fathers of the global warming debate, because of this I am crazy excited to tell Kos about Al Gore's new documentary about global warming. The movie will premiere at Sundance and will be available for larger distribution later this year.
http://www.calendarlive.com/...
From what I've read, the doumentary sounds like a very intimate portrait of Al Gore talking about an issue that he has been most passionate about for the last 2 decades.
From the article linked above:
"Al Gore wheeling his own suitcase through airports, taking off his shoes and emptying his pockets at security. Al Gore firing up crowds with his one-man PowerPoint presentation show on arctic melt rates, devastating heat waves and dangerous changes in ocean currents.
Al Gore cracking jokes, reflecting candidly on his own foibles.
The failed presidential candidate doesn't immediately come to mind as the kind of charismatic star Hollywood might turn to to dramatize a pet cause. But his quest caught the attention of a group of filmmakers -- among them "Pulp Fiction" producer Lawrence Bender -- who have translated it to the screen in a documentary slated to premiere Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Although the 90-minute documentary might not sell out the multiplexes, the screening has sold out at Sundance and Gore's appearances around the country are drawing throngs. Last week at Vanderbilt University in Gore's hometown of Nashville, 1,100 people filled a large auditorium, with 300 turned away by fire marshals."
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My grandfather met with Gore a few times in the late 90's and Grandpa helped him on his first book on the environment. Grandpa was just thrilled that the then Vice President was taking such a serious interest in Global Warming, something he has been warning of for the last 20+ years. I don't think that Grandpa is in the documentary but I do know that much of his research will be.
See my grandpa's bio:
http://www.af-info.or.jp/...
So because it effects all of us, and I am really looking forward to seeing the documentary I thought I'd share.