Here’s an invitation from Jeff Gibbs.
Getting effective feedback is far more difficult than most directors and producers perceive. Here is a great chance to see how one team handles this – coming all the way from NYC and LA to Traverse City. Join Jeff Gibbs and Dan Kelly after the test screening and audience feedback for Greedy Lying Bastards. We’ll gather at Brew for a discussion about the film and feedback – feedback about feedback. Email Jeff – jeffgibbstc [at] aol [dot] com.
TEST SCREENING: GREEDY LYING BASTARDS
Test Screening at the State Theater, Traverse City on Thursday, December 15 at 5 pm – FREE, with agreement to complete survey and participate in Q&A session
Mark your calendar for this chance to help a film in production reach completion. Filmmakers from around the country have heard about how invaluable the feedback from our audiences has been at previous test screenings — this time, we’re hosting a team working on a feature documentary on the oil industry. Please join us at 5 pm. Attendees will be asked to complete a written survey and to participate in a question and answer session following the film.
About the Film: What happens when an industry has too much power? “Greedy Lying Bastards” presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry. From the Gulf Coast to the tiny nation of Tuvalu, from Nigeria and Uganda to Peru and Alaska, filmmaker and political activist Craig Rosebraugh documents the impact of an industry that has continually put profits before people, waged a campaign of lies designed to thwart measures to combat climate change, used its clout to minimize infringing regulations and undermined the political process in the U.S. and abroad. Rosebraugh’s in-depth investigation into the industry took him to five continents and nine countries. “Greedy Lying Bastards” is the disturbing and revealing portrait of what he uncovered on his journey, a tale of devastating consequences. By interweaving the stories of the victims of the Gulf oil spill and the global climate crisis with a look at the practices of fossil fuel companies and the climate change deniers they support, he lays bare the industry’s deliberate pattern of irresponsibility. And, while oil companies worldwide exert undue influence over policies that will protect their revenues, those who speak out against the industry’s reckless practices risk their livelihoods, imprisonment, and in some instances, their lives.