Barry Silverthorn will be in California from June 21st through June 27th to
promote the documentary END of SUBURBIA as well as to promote awareness about
the issue of oil depletion. He was motivated to make the documentary after learning
about the dependency of industrial society on fossil fuels and learning about
the imminent crisis.
Barry will be attending screenings of END of SUBURBIA in Los Angeles on the
21st and 23rd and in Berkeley on the 24th and 25th.
Barry Silverthorn on END of SUBURBIA
What motivated you to create END of SUBURBIA?
I started out to produce a documentary related to 9/11. The more
research I did, the more connections I found to the Peak Oil issue.
It became obvious to me that 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq, Enron,
the economy and the War on Terror were symptoms of depletion. Peak
Oil is the story of the decade. And virtually no one was talking
about it.
At that time, I was listening to an interview on globalpublicmedia.com
with James Howard Kunstler on the depletion of fossil fuels and
the effect on suburbia. I instantly recognized an opportunity to
present some very complicated ideas in a very visual way that most
of us could relate to. Kunstler became the centerpiece of our documentary.
Shortly thereafter I met Greg Greene, who eventually became the
director of the documentary. Within a couple of days he had packed
up his camera gear - along with some reading material about Peak
Oil for the plane trip - and headed for the ASPO (Association for
the Study of Peak Oil) conference in Paris.
Why are you touring California?
The response to our documentary from the west coast has been incredible.
Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. The state of California has problems
with energy, among other resources. And from the point of view of
the suburban lifestyle, it's obvious that the coming energy crisis
is going to hit that part of the country very hard. But there also
seems to be more awareness in that part of the world, along with
a willingness to look at alternative ways of life that are more
sustainable. Bottom line is, there are a lot of people who want
to screen out documentary in California, and there are a lot of
folks who want to see it.
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Excerpt from synopsis at www.endofsuburbia.com
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we
enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the
sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony,
The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as
the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins
to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels
are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.
The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous.
Reviews:
"This information is quite shocking. I think many people who thought they
had sufficient knowledge concerning the energy crisis will be left in rethinking
mode" - Jim, Los Angeles
"By being engaging, indeed amusing in places, The END of SUBURBIA will help
to bring the issue to a much wider public" - Julian Darley, Founder of the
Post Carbon Institute
Read more reviews at la.indymedia.org
and www.postcarbon.org
Schedule:
June
21, 7:00 PM
Ghandi Peace Center
9th Ave. & Broadway
Los Angeles
June 22, 7:00
PM
Paul Roberts - End of Oil
Mark Taper Forum
Los Angeles
This is not an END of SUBURBIA screening and Barry Silverthorn
is not an official guest, but this should be an interesting event which
Barry will likely attend.
June
23, 7:00 PM
Throop Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church
Pasadena
June
24, 7:00 PM
Ecology Center in Berkeley
June
25, 7:00 PM
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
For information on the Los Angeles & Pasadena screenings contact eric@peakoilaction.org,
714-926-1916. For information on the Berkeley screenings contact dave@postcarbon.org.
For information other screenings and events related to oil depletion, visit
www.peakoilaction.org
Websites for learning about oil depletion:
www.globalpublicmedia.org
www.museletter.org
www.peakoil.net
www.culturechange.org
www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net
www.dieoff.org
How can I get involved in raising awareness or preparing for the energy crisis?
www.postcarbon.org
www.peakoilaction.org
OilAwareness.meetup.org