Film screening will begin promptly at 6:30pm – please arrive early to find your seats and order food.

This Is Not a Drill

When their communities are threatened, three fearless grassroots leaders — joined by rebellious Rockefeller heirs — confront Big Oil and environmental racism in a fight for a renewable future, proving that everyday people can change the course of history.
Watch This Is Not a Drill trailer here

Synopsis

As extreme weather around the world grows deadlier, a new generation of leaders is rising to face the challenges. In the American South, hard hit by climate disasters, three unlikely heroes take on one of the most powerful industries in the world. 25-year-old Justin J. Pearson rallies a multiracial grassroots coalition to try and defeat a crude oil pipeline in Memphis, Tennessee. Roishetta Ozane, a mother of six from Louisiana, transforms personal loss into political action, taking her fight from the storm-ravaged streets to the halls of Congress. Sharon Wilson, a former oil insider turned methane hunter, uses infrared cameras to expose invisible deadly gases pouring from fracking sites and pipelines in Texas that have been hiding in plain sight. Backing them are unlikely allies, descendents of John D. Rockefeller, who have turned against their family’s oil empire to expose ExxonMobil’s decades long coverup. Together, this coalition uncovers what they call Big Oil’s “Big Con” – an industry doubling down on fossil fuels while disguising the truth.

With gripping access, THIS IS NOT A DRILL is the story of courage, betrayal and grassroots victories that shows how people, armed with only grit and determination, can stand up to power. The smallest voices can topple giants.

Fight to Breathe

A portrait of Oakland’s fight for clean air, told through the voices of residents, doctors, truck drivers, and children living with asthma. Led by activist Margaret Gordon, this documentary traces a community’s battle against diesel pollution, examines recent progress under local clean-air initiatives, and highlights West Oakland’s ongoing vision for a healthier, more equitable future.
Watch Fight to Breathe trailer here