From the Ashes Film Screening
The powerful film From the Ashes will screen at the March 6 chapter meeting. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m., 30 minutes earlier than usual, to allow viewing of the 80-minute film. The venue is the San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands.
The film is a compelling look at the lives and issues behind the “war on coal.” Directed by Michael Bonfiglio, From the Ashes premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and the National Geographic Channel.
“From the Ashes captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be under the Trump Administration. From Appalachia to the West's Powder River Basin, the film goes beyond the rhetoric of the ‘war on coal’ to present compelling and often heartbreaking stories about what's at stake for our economy, health, and climate. The film invites audiences to learn more about an industry on the edge and what it means for their lives,” according to the producers.
The film is recommended by the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, which states, “Not only is coal burning responsible for one third of US carbon emissions—the main contributor to climate disruption—but it is also making us sick, leading to as many as 13,000 premature deaths every year and more than $100 billion in annual health costs.
“The Beyond Coal campaign’s main objective is to replace dirty coal with clean energy by mobilizing grassroots activists in local communities to advocate for the retirement of old and outdated coal plants and to prevent new coal plants from being built.”
According to former Secretary of State John Kerry, the film is “A must-watch for everyone because we should all be in this together.”
