The End of Suburbia
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| The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream | |
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| Directed by | Gregory Greene |
| Produced by | Barry Silverthorn |
| Written by | Gregory Greene |
| Music by | Ken Vandevrie |
| Cinematography | Barry Silverthorn |
| Editing by | Barry Silverthorn |
| Studio | The Electric Wallpaper Co. |
| Distributed by | The Electric Wallpaper Co. |
| Release date(s) | 5 May 2004 (Canada) |
| Running time | 78 min |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language | English |
The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream is a 2004 documentary film concerning peak oil and its implications for the suburban lifestyle, written and directed by Toronto-based filmmaker Gregory Greene.
The film is hosted by Canadian broadcaster Barrie Zwicker and features discussions with James Howard Kunstler, Peter Calthorpe, Michael Klare, Richard Heinberg, Matthew Simmons, Michael C. Ruppert, Julian Darley, Colin Campbell, Kenneth Deffeyes, Ali Samsam Bakhtiari and Steve Andrews.
In 2007 Greene released a sequel called Escape from Suburbia.
[edit] Cast
- Matthew Simmons as Himself
- Richard Heinberg as Himself
- Michael Ruppert as Interview
- James Howard Kunstler as Himself
- Steve Andrews as Himself
- Ali Samsam Bakhtiari as Himself
- Peter Calthorpe as Himself
- Colin Campbell as Speaker
- Dick Cheney as Himself (archive footage)
- Julian Darley as Himself
- Kenneth Deffeyes as Himself
- Michael Klare as Himself
- Barrie Zwicker as Host
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Film review by the Baltimore Chronicle.
- "Running on Empty - The End of Suburbia and the future slums of Irvine" (film review)
- The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream at the Internet Movie Database
- Post Carbon Institute
- Escape From Suburbia (2007)
- Global Oil Watch - Extensive peak oil library
- Are We Drunk On Oil?
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