Daniel B. Gold

Blue Vinyl, winner of the Excellence in Cenimatography Award at Sundance, is a deeply personal and vital exposé that has been applauded as “scary and hilarious” (Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times). Skeptical of her parents’ decision to “re-side” their home with vinyl siding (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand set out with award-winning cinematographer/co-director Daneil B. Gold in search of the truth about vinyl, one of the fastest selling plastics in America. With a deep appreciation for irony, a great deal of chutzpah, and a piece of blue vinyl siding firmly in hand, Helfand and Gold travel from suburban Long Island to the vinyl-manufacturing capital of Louisiana and as far as Venice, Italy--where 31 former executives from a PVC-producing company are on trial for manslaughter. Artfully balancing the horror with the humor, unexpected twists with unbelievable turns, Blue Vinyl is a sobering, shockingly funny, uniquely personal exploration into what it takes to be a really educated consumer.

EVERYTHING'S COOL is a 'toxic comedy' about the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action - GLOBAL WARMING. While industry-funded naysayers sing their 'swan song' of scientific doubt and deception, a group of self-appointed global warming messengers are on a life-or-death quest to help the public understand the urgency of the problem and create the political will necessary to push for a new energy and economy. EVERYTHING'S COOL features a renowned cast of scientists and journalists including PULITZER PRIZE winner Ross Gelbspan THE WEATHER CHANNEL'S Dr. Heidi Cullen and WHITE HOUSE WHISTLE-BLOWER Rick Plitz. GLOBAL WARMING -it's much bigger than just changing your light bulbs!

EVERYTHING'S COOL is a 'toxic comedy' about the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action - GLOBAL WARMING. While industry-funded naysayers sing their 'swan song' of scientific doubt and deception, a group of self-appointed global warming messengers are on a life-or-death quest to help the public understand the urgency of the problem and create the political will necessary to push for a new energy and economy. EVERYTHING'S COOL features a renowned cast of scientists and journalists including PULITZER PRIZE winner Ross Gelbspan THE WEATHER CHANNEL'S Dr. Heidi Cullen and WHITE HOUSE WHISTLE-BLOWER Rick Plitz. GLOBAL WARMING -it's much bigger than just changing your light bulbs!