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Filming Tesla - 2

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He reminded person after person that no problem or detail was too small. Along the way, we captured a couple of job interviews and captured Elon’s policy of interviewing most employees in person. Our co-producer continues her account of shooting behind the scenes at Tesla. The buck stopped with Elon.

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More festivals

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A little birdie told us that Chris Paine will be present for the Mountainfilm screenings, for those of you who can make it to Colorado for that festival and want to chat with the director in person.

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Special Guests at an LA Rally

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was also spotted, along with author and radio personality Richard Greene, LA’s mayor, members of NRDC, The Sierra Club, Heal the Bay, and more. The event was organized by filmmakers for the documentary recently released on DVD, Fuel , directed by Josh Tickell- who was also in attendance and speaking at the rally.

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Electric Cars: Yes We Will

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It’s a dangerous time because reactionary pressure can replace progress if everyone waits for one person (Obama) to do everything for everyone, and disappointment sets in. As the inimitable Van Jones, Eli Pariser , JoDee Winterhoff and Nan Aron said to a group this morning: we are in a rare window of far reaching change.

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Postcard from Iceland (2 of 2)

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We can say from personal experience, however, that this is not an easy place to film in such a place especially in rain and high winds. We were lucky to get the interviews we were able to -especially with the President- as Iceland was under incredible financial stress.

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GM Detroit Shoot (1 of 2)

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For me personally, it was an ironic to be here as GM’s guest after sneaking onto these corporate campuses in 2005 to get the untold story of the EV1. Was the Volt an attempt to greenwash GM’s image? Or was GM really committing itself to a future with electric vehicles only 5 years after destroying its last electric cars.

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Aptera 2e makes public debut

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It was a rainy night but I decided to jump in my car and see the new Aptera in person tonight in Long Beach. 5, at Smooth’s to see the vehicle in person and meet other Aptera fans. Guest Blogger - Jenean Smith. Join us 6:00pm Thursday night, Feb. When: 6pm to 9pm Thursday, February 5, 2009.

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