MOSSVILLE: WHEN GREAT TREES FALL
The short film MATAGI MĀLOHI : STRONG WINDS plays before the feature.
Watch a film. Get inspired. Make a difference.
Film changes lives. ACTNow inspires film-goers to become educated and respond immediately to certain films and social issues in a positive and proactive way, inviting social and environmental change. Post-film, when you're feeling inspired, participate in hands-on opportunities to become more educated and be a vehicle of change—sign petitions, volunteer, make a donation, and find out ways that YOU can make a difference.
Ain’t no stoppin’ the cancer of big business in this David and Goliath tale.
Mossville, Louisiana was once a thriving community founded by formerly enslaved and free people of color, and an economically flourishing safe haven for generations of African American families. Today, it’s a breeding ground for petrochemical plants and their toxic black clouds. Many residents are forced from their homes. Those that stay suffer from prolonged exposure to contamination and pollution. Amid all this stands one man who refuses to abandon his family’s land.
This film has been generously sponsored by the Haddaway Family
Free Live Panel Discussion
Join us for a free and live panel discussion on Wednesday, September 30th at 7 pm MST.
AN UNUSUAL ROUTE: DIALOGUES AROUND SYSTEMIC REPRESENTATIONS
Join us for a thoughtful conversation about diversity, inclusion, and equity in America. Are you ready to discuss what equity could look like in America? We invite you to bring your questions for the Q&A and your vulnerability in this discussion.
Join the Live Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A Here
At Crested Butte Film Festival we believe that film can change lives. Every year we strive to create opportunities for participants to learn and have the opportunity to act during the festival. To accompany our panel “An Unusual Route: Dialogues Around Systemic Representations” and the films exploring race in America, we’ve developed a list of resources to support your journey toward anti-racism. This is not comprehensive by any means, but we hope this helps.
Director Bio
Alexander Glustrom is an award winning documentary filmmaker who has directed, shot, produced, and edited a wide variety of film projects. His work has ranged from commercial, music, and art videos that have reached hundreds of thousands online, to documentaries that have been featured in film festivals internationally and won more than a dozen awards. He has shot footage that has aired on HBO, CNN, Fusion, NYtimes.com, Great Big Story and Democracy Now. He has also created a number of fundraising videos that have raised tens of thousands of dollars for New Orleans youth programs. Alex was awarded "Filmmaker of the Year" at the 2015 New Orleans Millennial Awards and named as one of New Orleans' "40 under 40 brightest and most innovative young people" by Gambit Magazine.
- Year2019
- Runtime75 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorAlexander Glustrom
MOSSVILLE: WHEN GREAT TREES FALL
The short film MATAGI MĀLOHI : STRONG WINDS plays before the feature.
Watch a film. Get inspired. Make a difference.
Film changes lives. ACTNow inspires film-goers to become educated and respond immediately to certain films and social issues in a positive and proactive way, inviting social and environmental change. Post-film, when you're feeling inspired, participate in hands-on opportunities to become more educated and be a vehicle of change—sign petitions, volunteer, make a donation, and find out ways that YOU can make a difference.
Ain’t no stoppin’ the cancer of big business in this David and Goliath tale.
Mossville, Louisiana was once a thriving community founded by formerly enslaved and free people of color, and an economically flourishing safe haven for generations of African American families. Today, it’s a breeding ground for petrochemical plants and their toxic black clouds. Many residents are forced from their homes. Those that stay suffer from prolonged exposure to contamination and pollution. Amid all this stands one man who refuses to abandon his family’s land.
This film has been generously sponsored by the Haddaway Family
Free Live Panel Discussion
Join us for a free and live panel discussion on Wednesday, September 30th at 7 pm MST.
AN UNUSUAL ROUTE: DIALOGUES AROUND SYSTEMIC REPRESENTATIONS
Join us for a thoughtful conversation about diversity, inclusion, and equity in America. Are you ready to discuss what equity could look like in America? We invite you to bring your questions for the Q&A and your vulnerability in this discussion.
Join the Live Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A Here
At Crested Butte Film Festival we believe that film can change lives. Every year we strive to create opportunities for participants to learn and have the opportunity to act during the festival. To accompany our panel “An Unusual Route: Dialogues Around Systemic Representations” and the films exploring race in America, we’ve developed a list of resources to support your journey toward anti-racism. This is not comprehensive by any means, but we hope this helps.
Director Bio
Alexander Glustrom is an award winning documentary filmmaker who has directed, shot, produced, and edited a wide variety of film projects. His work has ranged from commercial, music, and art videos that have reached hundreds of thousands online, to documentaries that have been featured in film festivals internationally and won more than a dozen awards. He has shot footage that has aired on HBO, CNN, Fusion, NYtimes.com, Great Big Story and Democracy Now. He has also created a number of fundraising videos that have raised tens of thousands of dollars for New Orleans youth programs. Alex was awarded "Filmmaker of the Year" at the 2015 New Orleans Millennial Awards and named as one of New Orleans' "40 under 40 brightest and most innovative young people" by Gambit Magazine.
- Year2019
- Runtime75 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorAlexander Glustrom