New Environmental Documentary Has Exclusive Screening in Westchester

Documentary film maker, environmental activist and 2010 Oscar nominee, Josh Fox will screen and lead a discussion on his new film, How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change, at Manhattanville College March 14.

Fox’s 2010 film, Gasland, was about the dangers of hydrofracking to the environment.

According to the Gasland blog, Fox premiered this new documentary on climate change in January. It is the continuation of his work to inform and empower people on the front lines of fossil fuel infrastructure and to inspire this country and world towards renewable energy alternatives.

Fox and his team are taking the new film on tour -- to 100 cities and towns that are considered “hot spots” for fossil fuel infrastructure.

The Manhattanville screening, free and open to the public, is the only scheduled showing of the film in the Hudson Valley.

WHAT: Screening, discussion of Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change

WHEN: 6:30PM March 14 (doors open at 6PM)

WHERE: Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase St, Purchase, NY 10577

“This is a significant film and a significant event for the College,” said Dr. Lisa M. Dolling, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Manhattanville. “We are delighted to have this opportunity to host Josh Fox and bring attention to his fine work."

It is co-sponsored by Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion, ResistAIM, Manhattanville College, Manhattanville’s Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action, Safe Energy Rights Groups, Sierra Club Lower Hudson Group, Rockland Water Coalition, WESPAC, and Grassroots Environmental Education.

Susan Van Dolsen of Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion said: “Local organizations reached out to Manhattanville to host the event as a way to raise awareness about the very serious health, safety and climate change consequences resulting from the buildout of new fossil fuel infrastructure in our region.”

Fox's new film was featured at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will reach a far larger audience when it airs on HBO in June.

Variety Magazine notes that Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change paints a picture of the “inevitable flooding of coastal cities and an ensuing struggle for homes and food,” Van Dolsen said.

Fox is best known as the writer/director of GASLAND Parts I and II. He is internationally recognized as a spokesperson and leader on the issue of fracking and extreme energy development.

GASLAND premiered at the Sundance film festival 2010, where it was awarded the 2010 Special Jury Prize for Documentary. The film premiered on HBO and was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

That year, Fox won the Emmy for Best Non-Fiction Director. GASLAND Part II premiered on HBO in 2013. Part II was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy, won the 2013 Environmental Media Association Award for Best Documentary, the Best Film at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival and was given the Hell Yeah Prize from Cinema Eye Honors. In addition, he is the recipient of the 2011 Ono/Lennon Grant for Peace.