GOD SAVE TEXAS: THE PRICE OF OIL
Three directors offer their unique and personal perspectives on their home state of Texas, creating vivid portraits of a state that mirrors the United States’ past, present, and future. Inspired by the book God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State by Lawrence Wright.
As the world’s energy capital, Houston is a city that manufactures both its prominence and demise. Alex Stapleton explores the industry’s impact on her family, who arrived as enslaved people in the 1830s, built thriving communities, and now must cope with the human costs of Texas’ biggest money-maker.
Director:
Alex Stapleton
Executive Producers:
Lawrence Wright, Alex Gibney, Richard Linklater, Peter Berg, Michael Lombardo, Elizabeth Rogers, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller
Producer:
Meghan O’Hara
Festival Section:
Episodic
More Info:
Stapleton previously premiered her feature doc CORMAN’S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL at the Festival.
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