It may be hard to remember now in the Age of Al Gore and President Obama, but once upon a time, everyone in America was not “Going Green.” EARTH DAYS, a new documentary that opens today, looks back to the dawn of the modern environmental movement, from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s bestseller Silent Spring, to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration, President Nixon’s unlikely creation of the EPA, and beyond. Directed by acclaimed documentarian Robert Stone, EARTH DAYS is both a poetic meditation on humanity’s complex relationship with nature and an engaging history of the revolutionary achievements — and missed opportunities — of groundbreaking eco-activism.
EARTH DAYS opens in New York theaters today, and will expand to movie theaters across the country through October. To watch the trailer and find out where the film is playing near you, go to EarthDaysmovie.com.
