Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars

Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars Synopsis

From the outset FIGHTING GOLIATH: TEXAS COAL WARS was intended to serve as a tool for raising awareness, inspiring action, and creating a meaningful dialogue about how to overcome one of the greatest threats to public health contributors to global warming faced by the U.S. -- conventional coal-fired power plants. FIGHTING GOLIATH follows the story of farmers, ranchers and Mayors fighting against the construction of 18 new coal-burning power plants in Texas. TXU Corp. withdrew eight of the 11 permit applications shortly before the case went to court, when it was announced that shareholders would sell the utility to private equity firms. The film was produced by the Redford Center at the Sundance Preserve and Alpheus Media, and directed by Mat Hames and George Sledge.

Film Credits

Narrated by

  1. Robert Redford

Written and Directed by

  1. Mat Hames
  2. George Sledge

Executive Producers

  1. Julie Mack
  2. Jill Tidman

Producer

  1. Cara Carney

Director of Photography

  1. Shane Kelly

Editor

  1. Sandra Guardado

Associate Producers

  1. Beth Hames
  2. Mat Hames
  3. Anne Nagelkirk

Location Sound

  1. Mark Lutte
  2. Djakhangir Zakhidov

Assistant Camera and Photography

  1. Stuart McSpadden

Production Assistants

  1. Taryn Hall
  2. Djakhangir Zakhidov

Additional Cinematography

  1. Wilson Waggoner

Post-Production Supervisor

  1. Mat Hames

Post-Production Assistants

  1. Jeff Spross
  2. Taryn Hall
  3. Ginny Patrick

Archival Footage Coordinators

  1. Cara Carney
  2. Dacia Saenz

Graphics

  1. Erik Lauritzen

Audio Design

  1. Carl Thiel

Music By

  1. Steve Bernal
  2. BerxWerx
  3. Sean Craypo
  4. Tom Hamer
  5. Sativa Quartet
  6. Peter Stopschinski
  7. Adam Sultan

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