Revenge of the Electric Car

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World Premiere

USA | 90 MINUTES | English |

REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR

Documentary

You can't kill an idea whose time has come. When the freeway-speed electric car first appeared on the market in the 1990s, its mass production and commercialization was abruptly—and dubiously—shut down. But a few short years later, behind the closed doors of Tesla, General Motors, and Nissan, the race is on to develop an affordable and stylish electric car that could win over a skeptical public.

Director Chris Paine's energetic and beautifully shot follow-up to Who Killed the Electric Car? is fueled by unprecedented access to the sweat and tears of four entrepreneurs ready to risk nearly everything: Tesla Motors' Silicon Valley wild card Elon Musk, global warming skeptic and GM's auto industry legend Bob Lutz, Lebanese-Brazilian visionary and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, and do-it-yourself car converter Greg "Gadget" Abbott. Beyond the environmental arguments, Paine explores the entrepreneurial charisma and sheer audacity it takes to invent both the technology and the business models needed to jumpstart the electric car in the world market. Whether or not they hit gold, the prize for success is for all of us. Sometimes change has too much momentum to be stopped.

Tribeca Talks After the Movie (4/23 only): Join director Chris Paine, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Co. Carlos Ghosn, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Neil for a conversation about the global resurgence of electric cars. Moderated by actor, writer, and director David Duchovny.

 



Co-hosted by

Sierra+Club


CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Chris Paine and Chris Paine

CHRIS PAINE is the writer/director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, which premiered at Sundance in 2006 before its release by Sony Pictures Classics. He was an executive producer on the motorcycle racing film Faster! and on No Maps for These Territories. His solar-powered demo home "Marakesh House" in LA hosts numerous green events.
Screenwriter
P.G. Morgan, Chris Paine
Director of Photography
Thaddeus Wadleigh
Primary Cast
Bob Lutz, Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn, Greg Abbott, Dan Neil, Thomas Friedman
Narrator
Tim Robbins
Director
Chris Paine
Editor
Chris A. Peterson
Producer
Jessie Deeter, P.G. Morgan
Executive Producer
Stefano Durdic

CONTACTS

Producer
Stefano Durdic
WestMidWest Productions
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630 841 1942
stefano_durdic@hotmail.com
Producer
Sales Contact
Michelle Kaffko
WestMidWest Productions
Chicago, IL 60647
Phone: 312 952 5911
michelle@revengeoftheelectriccar.com
Producer
Technical Contact
Chris Peterson
Phone: 323-401-2063
rededitorial@mac.com