FRACTURED Documentary (info@fracturedthemovie.com) 

How can we have a rational discussion about the vital role energy plays in our lives when virtually all of the words and phrases we use when talking about energy are wrong?

To borrow a RIDICULOUS PHRASE from the anti-energy racket, “What the Frack!”

FRACTURED is my follow up to spOILed, the highly informative, entertaining and stylistic movie on oil that packed theaters from Denver to Midland to Santa Barbara. While spOILed exposed “addicted to oil” as preposterous rhetoric, in FRACTURED I take aim at many other words and phrases that distort the public’s understanding of energy. We know anti-energy activists pervert language in pursuit of their self-interested goals. What’s shocking is that the rest of us are unknowingly helping their anti-energy cause. 

The Need

The 92-minute version of FRACTURED has been shot and is in the final stages of editing. We are raising these funds for the following needs in order to get the film widely distributed:

·  I want to take FRACTURED to theaters in select markets across the U.S., which will greatly expand awareness of the film and it’s pro-energy message

·  Production of a second version of the film at a TV Broadcast Length of 52 minutes to open up many other distribution opportunities

·  Production of a 22-minute mini-movie for luncheon audiences

·  Post-production enhancements to the film

·  Distribution costs

There are thousands of anti-energy activist groups using deceptive language and other dishonest tactics to shut down the production of oil, gas, coal, nuclear and hydropower in the United States and beyond. They have lots of money and political power and they are winning at the expense of our economy and national security. FRACTURED gives you a rare opportunity to push back against the activist agenda with a solid, factual, entertaining film. Best of all, FRACTURED gives Americans A BETTER WAY TO THINK AND TALK ABOUT ENERGY—an actual SOLUTION to the problem that people can use long after they have watched the film. I call this concept “Broken Windows Speaking.”   

The Film

“What the ‘frack!’ The ‘fossil fuel’ age must come to an end! ‘Clean,’ ‘green,’ ‘alternative’ energy will fuel a brighter future. ‘Mother Nature’ needs us to ‘save the planet’ from ‘climate change deniers.’” This is the rhetoric we hear on a daily basis.

Energy language is subversive. It constantly reinforces fictions and fantasies that deceive the public into believing fictions that endanger our economy, national security and our way of life. The linguistic deceptions must be stopped, but how? I believe I have the answer—a concept I call “Broken Windows Speaking.” It’s a creative way to speak truth while pushing back against the dishonesty.

UNETHICAL BUREAUCRATS COLLABORATE WITH ACTIVISTS

FRACTURED doesn’t just identify misleading terms while suggesting better ones—it also exposes unethical tactics used by federal bureaucrats who undermine our energy industries. FRACTURED explains how administrators in the EPA and other federal agencies work collaboratively with their friends in “Big Green.” The bureaucrats hide data that contradicts their anti-energy agenda (Secret Science), and they bypass Congress to administratively impose expensive, unnecessary regulations (Sue & Settle). Congress is well aware of this illegal collaboration, but is doing next to nothing to stop it. The only way to get our “leaders” to act it to bring pressure from the public, but people won’t complain if they don’t know what’s going on. FRACTURED seeks to raise that awareness. 

The Impact: Why A Movie? 

Anti-energy activists sell their ideas using emotional slogans and images that tap into fear and fantasy. And they make a LOT of movies. Why? Because emotional storytelling is highly persuasive. While the anti-oil/gas/coal/nuclear/hydro crusaders are making deceptive emotion-based appeals what are the pro-energy people doing? They’re writing books and position papers. How many people are reading those books and papers? Have you? A text-based appeal has no chance of informing and inspiring even energy industry workers, let alone the general public.

Like spOILed, FRACTURED presents the truth about energy production and consumption in a highly informative, entertaining and creative way. Books mostly sit on shelves. Movies get watched and passed on to family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. One DVD can reach dozens of people and sometimes many more. Conversely, 100 books may not reach more than a handful of people since most technical books purchased or gifted never get read. 

What's At Stake