Screening Of "Running For The Mountains" Presented By Wake Up Sonoma

Screening Of "Running For The Mountains"

Presented By Wake Up Sonoma

February 15th

5pm

Details

Documentary Screening -  "Running for the Mountains" with panel discussion.
Panel members:  Co producers/ Directors Julie Eisenberg and Babette Hogan
Special Panel TBA immediately following the film. 

Running for the Mountains, uncovers a story of dirty money and dirty politics - one that affects the entire nation. 

in 2008, filmmakers Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg began following West Virginia native son and electoral activist Jesse Johnson.  In his wake, they discovered a deep story of god people and dark money, devastation and defiance, history and hope.  More than a decade later, with America divided, the climate in crisis, and the fossil fuel industry earning record profits, the story of Appalachia offers a dire warning for the nation - and a way forward. 

From 2008-20024, the filmmakers documented the rise of then Governor Joe Manchin and other pro-extraction WV politicians, detailing financial conflicts of interest and cozy relationships with local media, law enforcement, and energy companies.  Under their control, West Virginia was, and remains, a fossil fuel fiefdom.  The political film with an environmental backdrop shows how the West Virginia playbook impacts the rest of the country.