Sign In
 

    Movie

    Poster of the movie FrackNation [2013]
    2013     Documentary    
    1h 17min
    CountryUSA/United Kingdom/Poland

    After being sued for filming and distributing a Q&A with filmmaker Josh Fox, where Fox admits to leaving out relevant information from his documentary GASLAND, journalist Phelim McAleer sets out on a journey to find the truth about hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a controversial practice of extracting natural gas from shale rock.

    McAleer interviews scientists, industry experts, politicians and the people whose lives are deeply affected by gas drilling. He discovers families across the country virtually ignored by national press. From rural residents in Pennsylvania to New York farmers to small town Texans, McAleer hears a similar story: Fracking is safe and it's saving their farms and their communities -- but the media and environmentalists don't care.

    McAleer also discovers how deep emotions run on both sides of the issue. Politicians walk out of interviews. Families are brought to tears discussing how they may lose their family farm without gas production on their property. Anti-fracking activists threaten violence.

    Directed byPhelim McAleer, Ann McElhinney, Magdalena Segieda
    CompanyMagnet ReleasingMagnet ReleasingMagnet Releasing

    Featuring

    Mark Ruffalo
    Bruce Ames
    Karl Canfield
    Terry Engelder
    Josh Fox
    Bill Graby
    Ernest Majer
    Phelim McAleer
    Karen Radwanski
    Craig Sautner
    Marian Schweighofer
    Carl Shaffer
    Bryan Swistock
    Mike Uretsky
    Ron White
    Tyler White

    © Magnet ReleasingMagnet ReleasingMagnet Releasing