The Carbon Rush

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The Carbon Rush

A feature documentary by Amy Miller (2012)

Hundreds of hydroelectric dams in Panama, incinerators burning garbage in India, biogas derived from palm oil in Honduras, and razed eucalyptus forests in Brazil. These projects, despite their destructive nature, are all receiving carbon credits for offsetting pollution elsewhere. But do these offsets truly reduce emissions? And at what cost to the environment and human communities?
The Carbon Rush delves into the real-world consequences of mechanisms designed to combat climate change. Traveling across four continents, this documentary exposes the devastating impacts on local populations and environments. From dispossessed indigenous communities whose livelihoods and cultural heritage are threatened to endangered landfill workers exposed to hazardous conditions, the film raises fundamental questions: Are carbon markets a viable solution to the climate crisis? Or do they exacerbate inequality, injustice, and environmental degradation?
The film's exploration of these carbon offset projects reveals a complex and often disturbing picture, where the pursuit of environmental sustainability can lead to unintended and harmful consequences.

THE CARBON RUSH

book

 

Wide Open Exposure Productions, Red Deer Press (Release January 2014)
The Carbon Rush book is a gorgeous 212 page paperback with essays and images relating to the fallacies of the carbon market.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Amy Miller

Amy Miller

Writer, Director, Producer

Amy Miller is a Montreal-based, award-winning filmmaker whose films have been screened at more than eighty festivals around the world. She is a media maker and social justice organizer, and remains dedicated to developing critical documentaries for transformative social change and aiding grassroots campaigns for justice.

Byron A. Martin

Byron A. Martin

Producer

Byron A. Martin is an award-winning producer that develops independent film, television and documentary projects. To date he has produced almost 100 hours of television, filming projects in fifteen countries. He has produced projects for Disney, Sony, Universal, Turner and Bell Media and managed productions for some of Hollywood’s leading producers.

Boban Chaldovich

Boban Chaldovich

Editor, Post-Production Supervisor

Boban Chaldovich is a filmmaker, video editor and graphic animator working on social, economic and climate justice documentaries and videos. His work has been shown at numerous international film festivals, community events and television stations across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Paul Kell

Paul Kell

Director of Photography

For over 10 years, Paul Kell has worked as a professional Director & Director of Photography with broadcast & theatrical credits that have taken him all over the world: Europe, India, Southeast Asia, Central America, South America, the Galapagos, the USA and Canada. Paul’s work is multiple award winning, has screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide and has been broadcast on Discovery/Planet Green, BET/Centric, MTV, Starz, Showcase (Canada), TVO (Canada), Omni(Canada), The Documentary Channel, IFC, ABC (Australia), MuchMusic (Canada), YES DBS (Israel), Free Speech (USA), Canal Planete (Poland) and is available on Netflix and iTunes.

Benoît Groulx

Benoît Groulx

Composer

Benoit is an award-winning composer. He has written original scores for feature films, documentaries, and television series. His style ranges from large orchestral set-ups to more intimate chamber ensembles and electronic music.

Étienne Gagnon

Étienne Gagnon

Editor

Before editing The Carbon Rush, Étienne Gagnon has worked as an editor for more than a decade on projects including the feature length documentaries Chercher le courant, H2Oil, Roadsworth: Crossing the Line, ?!Révolucion!?, the Télé-Québec series Contact, and current affairs programs for the French network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. As an editor, he believes in the importance of working on documentaries that matter on a social, political and environmental level.

March 25, 2019
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