Summary One man risks family and future to stop the tar sands of the Keystone XL pipeline from crossing his land. Shot in the forests, pastures, and living rooms of rural East Texas, Above All Else follows David Daniel, a retired high-wire artist, as he rallies neighbors and environmental activists to join him in a final act of brinkmanship: a tree-top blockade of the controversial pipeline. What begins as a stand against corporate bullying becomes a rallying cry for climate protesters nationwide. As in his previous film, Mississippi Chicken, director John Fiege puts a human face on a complex case of social injustice, again capturing the South in its beauty and contradiction and revealing the intimate, often unfathomable, experience of creating social change at the grassroots. View more details
Directed : John Fiege
Written : John Fiege
Stars : Julia Trigg Crawford David Daniel Eleanor Fairchild Garrett Graham
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Mar 9, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Texas, USA
Production companies : Fiege Films
Summary One man risks family and future to stop the tar sands of the Keystone XL pipeline from crossing his land. Shot in the forests, pastures, and living rooms of rural East Texas, Above All Else follows David Daniel, a retired high-wire artist, as he rallies neighbors and environmental activists to join him in a final act of brinkmanship: a tree-top blockade of the controversial pipeline. What begins as a stand against corporate bullying becomes a rallying cry for climate protesters nationwide. As in his previous film, Mississippi Chicken, director John Fiege puts a human face on a complex case of social injustice, again capturing the South in its beauty and contradiction and revealing the intimate, often unfathomable, experience of creating social change at the grassroots. View more details
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Mar 9, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Texas, USA
Production companies : Fiege Films
