Totnes Civic Hall, Sun 18th Nov
19:30 POWER TRIP 63mins
Directors: Paul O’Connor & Zoe Broughton UK 2018 F
Speaker: Director Zoe Broughton
Power Trip takes you onto the frontlines of UK resistance in the battle to stop the controversial energy extraction process known as ‘fracking’.
The documentary shows what happens beyond the few seconds glimpsed on the mainstream TV news. We follow grandmothers as they team up with younger activists to shut down Cuadrilla’s drilling sites. The film highlights the role of the media and lobby groups in shaping public perception of unconventional gas and oil exploration.
In Lancashire and Sussex trucks are occupied, drilling sites are blocked and supply chains are disrupted. One man attempts to make a citizens arrest on the Prime Minister for allegedly misleading the public over this form of extreme energy extraction. Police are spending millions trying to stop the daily protests. We hear from energy experts, journalists and key politicians amongst the voices of local residents and councillors, in the battle for and against fracking.
Tickets on the door at the Civic Hall.
