Department of Motion Pictures

15/07/2025

Join us at Dartmouth for a special screening of THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT programmed in collaboration with League of Conservation Voters

Unfolding like a political thriller, this riveting documentary reveals how a pivotal moment in George H.W. Bush’s presidency altered the course of U.S. climate-change policy.

July 21 | 7 PM
Loew Auditorium. Dartmouth
Free and open to the public –

White House intrigue and political one-upmanship abound in this brilliantly constructed documentary, woven together with an astounding array of archival footage. This unprecedented peek behind the closed doors of institutional power focused on the clashes between EPA-head William Reilly and John Sun...

30/06/2025

We’re thrilled to announce our very own Michael Gottwald () has been invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences!

Read more via : https://press.oscars.org/news/academy-invites-534-membership

30/06/2025

Don’t miss THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT screening at Sag Harbor Cinema on Monday, June 30th at 6:30pm!

Alex Matthiessen, environmental advocate and former leader of New York’s congestion pricing campaign, will join the Cinema for a presentation on the lessons learned from the 50-year effort to implement congestion pricing.

Tickets available at the box office or sagharborcinema.org

26/06/2025

Congratulations to long-time and founding DMPer Elizabeth Lodge Stepp () on her incredible new job as Senior Program Director for the new Texas Film Financing Initiative! is very lucky to have her!

Read more via : https://deadline.com/2025/06/elizabeth-lodge-stepp-texas-film-financing-initiative-1236442592/

25/06/2025

New Orleans! Don’t miss this FREE screening of THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT–a documentary that dives deep into one of the most consequential moments in climate policy history–revealing how a unique opportunity to curb global warming in the late 1980s was derailed by political maneuvering and industry influence. Hosted by New Orleans Film Society and The New Orleans Jewish Community Center (JCC).

Friday, June 27th @ 12:30pm

New Orleans Jewish Community Center

Free and open to all – RSVP today

Following the screening will be a conversation with Oscar-nominated Producer Josh Penn, Consulting Producer Nathaniel Rich, moderated by NOFS Programmer Zuri Obi

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-screening-of-the-white-house-effect-artist-talk-back-tickets-1424999996349

13/06/2025

Annea Lockwood, who recently appeared in ’s 32 SOUNDS, discusses  her life and her art with Joshua Barone at the NY Times

Read more via : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/arts/music/annea-lockwood-composer.html

09/06/2025

THE RIVER is LEF 2025 Moving Image Fund grantee Post-production!
https://lef-foundation.org/lef-has-awarded-14-moving-image-fund-grants-totaling-270000-in-support-of-feature-length-documentary-works-by-new-england-based-filmmakers/

22/05/2025

We’re honored to share that THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT has been nominated for 2 FOCAL International Awards! The nominations are for Best Use of Footage in a Factual or Natural World Production and Best Use of Footage in a History Feature!

Grateful to the FOCAL team for recognizing the power of archival storytelling–and to every footage researcher, archivist and partner who helped bring history to light.

20/05/2025

We’re proud to announce the feature doc project – THE RIVER, directed by and produced by the Department of Motion Pictures and –  has been chosen to participate in the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival’s Creators Market!

https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/tribeca-festival-2025-creators-market-projects-1235123390/

24/04/2025

The 49th Annual Atlanta Film Festival starts TODAY! You can buy tickets to films like THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT. Three decades ago, the world was poised to stop climate change. THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT is the story of how that chance was destroyed. Get your tickets here: https://atlff25.eventive.org/schedule

23/04/2025

“What happens if the fabric of the universe breaks?”

For Earth Month, Sundance is taking Script Club into the bayou with BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD. Featuring a live convo with co-writers Benh Zeitlin & Lucy Albar

April 24 | 1-3PM PT
Small Group discussions after the Q&A
FREE with RSVP

https://collab.sundance.org/catalog/Script-Club-BEASTS-OF-THE-SOUTHERN-WILD

23/04/2025

🌍 This Earth Day, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT invites you to travel back in time to this same day in 1989, when EPA Chief William K. Reilly warned that “if we don’t act to reduce greenhouse gases, worldwide temperatures would rise 2-3ºC by the year 2050”

“We dare not ignore it,” he urged.

Deemed “essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future” by Variety’s Dennis Harvey, our documentary invites viewers to reflect on the power of policy and people in protecting our planet.

The time to lead, innovate and protect our planet is NOW. Let’s be the long-distance runners for our sustainable future. 🏃‍♀️🌳

Check out our website www.thewhitehouseeffect.com for upcoming screenings 🌱 🎬