The first ever full length documentary on the work of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund was released in October 2016 by Tree Media.
Quoting from the production company’s materials:
“We the People 2.0 is a visual essay about the loss of democracy in the United States. The film utilizes both original footage as well as found footage to describe a profound change in thinking at the grassroots level. The story unfolds through the eyes of rural people and sacrifice zones in urban communities who have faced decades of toxic dumps, drilling and mines in their communities. We learn with them that the reason why, in spite of all their efforts, they “get what they don’t want, again and again,” is because they are, by law, truly powerless in spite of propaganda that says they live in the “best democracy in the world.”
These people come to understand that the reason they can’t stop the destruction is that the US has become an oligarchy, run by the corporate few who ignore the rights and will of the people. These people are frontally challenging our corporate state; thereby saving nature and themselves. Thomas Linzey is the Executive Director of Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. His inspiring words show how We the People, can turn this around and lay claim to our democracy. This movement is building as you read this, not just in this country but around the world; our film shows how and where it all began.”
View the trailer for the new documentary film HERE.
Find out how you can see the film in your community HERE.
Find out more about Tree Media’s other projects HERE.