Pandora's Promise
Movie · Documentary

Impact Partners, in association with Vulcan Productions and CNN Films, presents "Pandora's Promise," the groundbreaking new film by Academy- Award®-nominated director Robert Stone. The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we’ve got nuclear power wrong? An audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, "Pandora's Promise" asks whether the one technology we fear most could save our planet from a climate catastrophe, while providing the energy needed to lift billions of people in the developing world out of poverty. In his controversial new film, Stone tells the intensely personal stories of environmentalists and energy experts who have undergone a radical conversion from being fiercely anti to strongly pro-nuclear energy, risking their careers and reputations in the process. Stone exposes this controversy within the environmental movement head-on with stories of defection by heavy weights including Stewart Brand, Richard Rhodes, Gwyneth Cravens, Mark Lynas and Michael Shellenberger. Undaunted and fearlessly independent, "Pandora's Promise" is a landmark work that is forever changing the conversation about the myths and science behind this deeply emotional and polarizing issue.

2013 · 1h 30m
  • 64%
Starring Stewart Brand, Richard Rhodes, Gwyneth Cravens
Director Robert Stone

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    Stewart Brand
    Self
  • R‌R
    Richard Rhodes
    Self
  • G‌C
    Gwyneth Cravens
    Self
  • M‌L
    Mark Lynas
    Self
  • M‌S
    Michael Schellenberger
    Self
  • R‌S
    Robert Stone
    Director
  • J‌A
    Jody Allen
    Producer
  • Paul G. Allen
    Producer
  • Richard Branson
    Producer
  • G‌D
    Gavin Dougan
    Producer
  • R‌S
    Robert Stone
    Producer

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Pandora's Promise

Documentary

Impact Partners, in association with Vulcan Productions and CNN Films, presents "Pandora's Promise," the groundbreaking new film by Academy- Award®-nominated director Robert Stone. The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we’ve got nuclear power wrong? An audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, "Pandora's Promise" asks whether the one technology we fear most could save our planet from a climate catastrophe, while providing the energy needed to lift billions of people in the developing world out of poverty. In his controversial new film, Stone tells the intensely personal stories of environmentalists and energy experts who have undergone a radical conversion from being fiercely anti to strongly pro-nuclear energy, risking their careers and reputations in the process. Stone exposes this controversy within the environmental movement head-on with stories of defection by heavy weights including Stewart Brand, Richard Rhodes, Gwyneth Cravens, Mark Lynas and Michael Shellenberger. Undaunted and fearlessly independent, "Pandora's Promise" is a landmark work that is forever changing the conversation about the myths and science behind this deeply emotional and polarizing issue.

64%

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Studio
Robert Stone Productions
Released
2013
Run Time
1 hr 30 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 2013 Pandora's Promise LLC

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English
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English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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