The White House Effect is a 2024 documentary film directed by Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen, revolving around President George H. W. Bush's attempts at climate change.
Synopsis Using exclusively archival footage,At Telluride Film Festival, politics take center stage - Los Angeles Times it investigates the role played by the administration enacting policies to reduce global warming'The White House Effect' documentary dives into history of global warming - NBC Bay Area on YouTube alongside the battle between environmentalist turned Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency William K. Reilly in odds with Bush Sr.'s chief of staff John H. Sununu.MUBIAt Netflix, Documentaries Still Have a Home as Streamer Picks Up Six Features — Exclusive|IndieWireTelluride FIlm Festival 2024: Memoir of a Snail, Better Man, The White House Effect|Roger Ebert.com
People featured in the film Belinda Carlisle (whose song "Heaven is a Place on Earth" played at the beginning of the film)'The White House Effect' Review: Climate Change Governmental Response Receives An Effective Doc Treatment (Telluride) - The Playlist Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Stephen Schneider The aforementioned William K. Reilly The aforementioned John H. Sununu Dan Rather Al Gore Dana Carvey Alex Trebek Tom Brokaw Ted Koppel Rush Limbaugh Peter Jennings Saddam Hussein
Accolades One of four finalists of the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, The White House Effect, received $25,000.
It was also nominated for the prestigious Peabody Award.Nominees in Docs, News, Public Service, Podcast Announced
See also Koyaanisqatsi - cult 1982 experimental documentary featured in the film MTV - also featured in the film Exxon Valdez oil spill
References
External links Official trailer Official homepage The White House Effect - allmovie The White House Effect - imdb