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The White House Effect

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Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com The closeness of these events, whose repercussions we are living (and will continue to live) through, makes “The White House Effect” an infuriating portrait of how inaction has potentially doomed humanity. Sep 6, 2024 Full Review Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter Over 96 minutes, you’ll be horrified and saddened. You’ll probably also want more information on a lot of the broadly sketched details, because this project is an overview and not an in-depth thesis. It’s limited, but it’s convincing. Sep 1, 2024 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety Though it probably won’t have the audience or make the impact of “An Inconvenient Truth,” this should be equally essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future. Aug 31, 2024 Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly It’s fascinating, infuriating and so expertly constructed that you’ll be thinking about it for months. Rated: 4.5/5 Mar 6, 2025 Full Review J. Don Birnam Next Best Picture Despite a significant amount of interesting footage and the undeniable urgency of the problem at the core of this film, “The White House Effect” is ultimately simply full of hot air. Rated: 4/10 Aug 31, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bonni Cohen

Director

Pedro Kos

Director

Jon Shenk

Director

Bonni Cohen

Writer

Pedro Kos

Writer

Jon Shenk

Writer

Movie Info

Synopsis Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.
Director
Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk
Producer
Bonni Cohen, Justine Nagan, Josh Penn, Jon Shenk, Noah Stahl
Screenwriter
Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk
Production Co
Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation, Cinereach, Caldwell Fisher Family Foundation, Plot Shift Media, Department of Motion Pictures, Far Star Media, Actual Films, Impact Partners, Walking Softer, 2 Sq Ft
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m