Frac Attack on the Front Page of the Ithaca Journal

Stacey Shackford wrote a great piece about artistic responses to natural gas drilling with a focus on our movie! It’s on the front page of the Ithaca Journal today, which means more people are being exposed to the issue and will hopefully take action.

Read the full article:
The Ithaca Journal, December 2, 2009
Gas drilling opposition inspires art

Here’s an excerpt:

There’s something in the water, and it’s turning Ithacans into confused, drooling, flesh-craving grunters. Luckily, the scores of stumbling undead are actors, and the frightening hydrofracturing fluid contamination that turns them into zombies is simply the premise of a short movie produced by a group of local filmmakers. But the fun flick belies a serious message about the potential dangers of hydraulic horizontal gas drilling and is just one example of how the issue has inspired artists to become activists. Shira Golding said she hopes her movie Frac Attack: Dawn of the Watershed will engage people who may not have otherwise cared. “History shows that whenever there are social justice issues, it takes a combination of strategies to make change. Art may not be the most important of those, but it’s definitely a tool to capture the hearts and minds,” she said.

Frac Attack on the front page of the Ithaca Journal – click for larger image