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Synopsis
Climate impact is worsening every year. Devastating storms, air pollution, sacrifice zones, and fossil fuel price hikes are the new normal. We know the problems of a fossil fuel economy — HOW TO POWER A CITY is a front-row seat to people finding solutions. A diverse cast in six locations each leads a unique solar or wind power project. They also find ways to use renewable energy to innovate, activate, and create community. This is a journey through the world of renewable energy: creating electricity without pollution, solar for surviving hurricanes, local climate action, and finding measures of environmental justice. It has themes of science, innovation, leadership, environmental stewardship, and love of one's community.
Bio
Melanie La Rosa is an accomplished filmmaker and film professor. Her award-winning 2023 documentary, "How To Power A City," follows people leading renewable energy projects in six U.S. locales. Her book, "Communities and the Clean Energy Revolution" (2022), is based on this film. Her writing has appeared in World War Zero, The Progressive, NACLA, and other publications. Her previous film, "The Poetry Deal: a film with Diane di Prima," airs nationwide on PBS stations through 2025. Her work has been honored with grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, Periclean/Mellon Faculty Leadership Award, the Queens Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, the Solutions Journalism Network, and other arts and humanities funders. She grew up in Lansing, Michigan and divides her time between New York City and upstate New York.
Screening History
World Premiere - ReFrame Film Festival World Premiere 2024
Sustainable Columbus 2023
Climate Reality Project & Imagination Station 2023
Solar United Neighbors 2023
Awards History
Arctic Film Festival 2024 - Nominee
Rincón International Film Festival - Best Short Puerto Rico Documentary
