CARBON NATION opens tonight 3/11 with director appearance March 11, 2011

CARBON NATION
Climate change documentary that celebrates solutions and inspires action, opens March 11, 2011 at Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinema in San Francisco
Director in person opening weekend, Friday March 11 and Sunday March 13

Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinema, 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco (415) 267-4893
Showtimes (valid 3/11-17): Fri-Sat at 12:45, 2:40, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45; Sun at 12:45, 2:40, 4:50, 7:20; Mon-Thu at 2:40, 4:50, 7:20
Director Peter Byck in person: Friday, March 11 and Sunday, March 13 at 7:20pm shows
Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $8.00 for seniors, students, and children

An optimistic, solutions-based, non-partisan documentary that illustrates why it’s incredibly smart to be a part of the new, low-carbon economy: it’s good business, it emboldens national and energy security, and it improves health and the environment. Through a cast of engaging and endearing characters from across the country, in towns big and small, CARBON NATION introduces us to the new wave of American ingenuity. From one-armed Texas cotton farmer Cliff Etheridge, who is banding together small farmers’ land to create one enormous wind farm, to green jobs innovator Van Jones, who is bringing clean technology and jobs to inner cities, it’s clear that the creative solutions needed to combat climate change are already being created by entrepreneurs, visionaries, scientists, and the everyday man. By bringing their innovations to light, CARBON NATION is a film that celebrates solutions and inspires action. CARBON NATION is direct, written and co-produced by Peter Byck. Narrated by Bill Kurtis, the cast includes: Richard Branson (CEO, Virgin Group), Thomas L. Friedman (The New York Times), Former CIA Director James Woolsey, Van Jones (Founder, Green For All), Col. Dan Nolan, U.S. Army (Ret), Bernie Karl (Geothermal pioneer from Alaska), Denis Hayes (Founder of Earth Day), Cliff Etheredge (West Texas wind pioneer), and more climate change pioneers.

Director Byck speaks to ABC's Jeremy Hubbard on The Conversation about his new film: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/conversation-carbon-nation-12894643

Van Jones CARBON NATION interview with Kam Williams: http://newsblaze.com/story/20110208060526kamw.nb/topstory.html

“Entertaining…Endearing…and exceptional.” –The Huffington Post

“Excellent!” –Los Angeles Times

“CARBON NATION picks up where An Inconvenient Truth ends.” –Film Journal International

“The film gives good reasons for hope.” –Onearth.org

“A sobering documentary which makes a convincing case that climate change is a national security issue.” –KamWilliams.com

“This is a truly inspiring…film.” –Q104

“A joy to experience. You’ll come out of it raring to go and ready to make your own personal dent in the climate change scenario.” –Trustmovies.com

The film’s running time is 82 minutes, and is not rated.