New Orleans Film Society New Orleans, LA
Nathaniel Rich
Author
The White House Effect— Climate change undermined
Program Description
Following the film screening, Nathaniel Rich and Josh Penn will explore the film’s creation, its historical revelations, and the broader cultural implications of climate storytelling. The conversation will be moderated by Zuri Obi, Film + Conference Programmer for the New Orleans Film Society.
Presented At
New Orleans Film Society New Orleans, LA
Film Synopsis
Explores the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT tells the epic, urgent story of how we reached this moment in history. Spanning from the Industrial Revolution to the present, the film centers on three pivotal decades — the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s — and the key characters who changed the world through scientific discovery, political intrigue, fossil fuel power, evolving media coverage, and emerging activism. This gripping drama plays out against the backdrop of our embattled and changing planet, providing a singular lens on humanity’s most important story.
Photo credit: Impact Partners
About the Speaker
Nathaniel Rich is the author, most recently, of two works of nonfiction on environmental themes: Second Nature, which includes the story that serves as the basis for the film Dark Waters; and Losing Earth, a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Award, and a winner of awards from the Society of Environmental Journalists and the American Institute of Physics. Rich is also the author of the novels King Zeno, Odds Against Tomorrow, and The Mayor’s Tongue. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a frequent contributor to the Atlantic, Harper's, and the New York Review of Books.