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A film about ending America's oil addiction.
Dir. Nicole Torre
USA, color, 85 mins

"A Masterpiece" - David Clifton, President, Rational Radio Broadcasting
"Interesting Observations...Worthwhile" - Tim Robey, Film Critic, The Daily Telegraph
Winner Best Director, DocuWest Film Festival, 2010
Official Section - Documentary Fortnight, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, 2010
Official Section - United Nations Association, Traveling Film Festival
Official Selection - Over 15 National and International Film Festivals

DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT THEATER
251 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Thursday, July 29, 2010
*5:15pm
**7:00pm
9:30pm

*Special $8 Matinee Price
**Discussion with the filmmakers

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM stands out in the surge of films that address "green" issues. It takes a close examination inside the energy capital of the world to see America's dangerous appetite for oil consumption. Today, in the midst of unsolvable wars, global warming, recession, peak oil, and oil spills, the world's energy demand continues to skyrocket. The U.S. energy demand alone is predicted to go up 50% in the next 20 years. Hear the confessions of oilmen, who work in the trenches every day, scrambling to feed America's ferocious appetite.

The film traces the history of oil drilling in America and how the United States came to rely on foreign oil, from the Texas oilmen themselves, tracking Congress' empty promises for alternative energy since the 1970s. The energy policy of the USA has only been a strategy of defense, not offense, problems (like the recent Gulf disaster, an inevitable tragedy) that extend far beyond profit, politics, and party lines. However, a new form of "Wildcatting" in alternatives is changing the oil industry and the country. HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM brings both sides together, seeking solutions, making it clear that we must embrace all forms of alternatives in order to save the planet and ourselves.

Director/Producer Nicole Torre has gathered exclusive interviews with an A-list cast of Texas oil barons, Wildcatters, and top executives, including the former president of Shell Oil, the chairman of BP Capital, Sen. Harry Reed, the US Senate Majority Leader, Van Jones, Founder of Green for All, and Middle East adviser Joanne Herring, who married the founder of Enron and was the basis for Julia Roberts' role in Charlie Wilson's War. A must see film at this time in history.

There will be a rooftop reception with wine and beer throughout the screenings.
Buy advance tickets: http://www.downtownindependent.com/events/houston-we-have-a-problem

Watch the trailer: http://www.HOUSTONWEHAVEAPROBLEMFILM.com

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