CEN2-12. The White House Effect

US, Feature Documentary, 2024, 96 min

The White House Effect is a riveting look at a key moment in the history of the climate crisis, and how a crucial opportunity to take real action on global warming was not just squandered but deliberately undermined. Woven entirely of archival material, the documentary focuses on the pivotal years of the George H.W. Bush administration — 1988 to 1992 — when the entire country was waking up to the reality of global warming, and Bush had pledged to use “the White House effect” to tackle it. Infuriating and irrefutable, the film tracks cause and effect with devastating precision, and explores the time period when both parties seemed interested in fighting climate change.

Directed by Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk

Boulder Premiere

A Call2Action selection