Elemental

Name: Elemental
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: May 17, 2013
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 63

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| Release Date: May 17, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Elemental follows three outsiders who are obsessed by nature and driven by a deep desire to change the status quo. Rajendra Singh, an Indian government official gone rogue, mounts a national crusade to save the Ganges River. Activist Eriel Deranger leads a David and Goliath fight against the oil giants who are destroying her homeland in theElemental follows three outsiders who are obsessed by nature and driven by a deep desire to change the status quo. Rajendra Singh, an Indian government official gone rogue, mounts a national crusade to save the Ganges River. Activist Eriel Deranger leads a David and Goliath fight against the oil giants who are destroying her homeland in the Canadian Tar Sands. Australian inventor, Jay Harman, is attempting to halve the world's energy consumption by mimicking natural systems. Separated by continents, each character is part of a global story about water and climate change that goes beyond the issues to reveal the public triumphs and emotional scars of life on the front line.… Expand

Director: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee and Gayatri Roshan

Genre(s): Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Dennis Harvey

Jun 27, 2013

While written epilogues provide upbeat updates on the subjects’ endeavors, the overall impression is one of a draining uphill struggle for relatively little personal reward given the enormous stakes involved in the planet’s continued ecological destruction. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

May 14, 2013

Elemental isn't essential, but it's a fascinating if limited portrait of the diversity of eco-warriordom today. Read full review

Drew Hunt

May 13, 2013

More than some run-of-the-mill social-awareness doc, the film pays as much attention to the personal and emotional strife of its subjects as it does to their activism. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jun 27, 2013

Elemental speaks to the importance of protecting the natural elements: water, air, earth. It’s a beautifully filmed piece, even when it’s showing us white clouds of pollutants billowing out of a smokestack. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

May 16, 2013

The filmmakers behind Elemental might have done better to commit to a single portrait and been more fearless about avoiding familiar oratory, but small steps are progress too. Read full review

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