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Hurricane Sandy. Wildfires in the West. “Brown-Outs” in the East. Farmers losing crops to the worst drought since the Dust Bowl. Climate change is no longer a prediction for the future, but a startling reality of today. The U.S. Pentagon believes it to be a matter of national and international security. Yet, as the evidence of our changing climate mounts and the scientific consensus proves a human causation, there continues to be no political action to thwart the warming of our planet.

GREEDY LYING BASTARDS investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem that is placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. Filmmaker and political activist Craig Rosebraugh, in association with Executive Producer Daryl Hannah, documents the impact of an industry that has continually put profits before people, waged a campaign of lies designed to thwart measures to combat climate change, used its clout to minimize infringing regulations and undermined the political process in the U.S. and abroad.

Millions are spent each year by oil and related interests to fund the think tanks, groups, scientists and politicians waging what the film deems a campaign of deceit regarding the science of climate change and its dire impact on the planet. Between 1998 and 2012, GREEDY LYING BASTARDS reports ExxonMobil spent over $27 million to dispel claims of global warming. The Koch brothers, who run the conglomerate Koch Industries, also provide significant funding. From 1997 through 2012, they spent over $67 million.

A far different story about climate change is told by the residents of Kivalina, a small Alaskan island above the Arctic Circle. Over the last fifty years, winter temperatures have risen nearly seven degrees and the ice that once protected the land is not forming properly leading to increasing erosion. As one tribal administrator notes: “The debate is over, we are dealing with the realities of climate change.”

GREEDY LYING BASTARDS also presents a shocking analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Citizens United. According to the film, not only did this 2010 ruling pave the way for unlimited corporate contributions to political campaigns, but additionally it highlighted the blatant corruption of the country’s highest Court and its cozy relationship with top corporate interests.

Directed by Craig Scott Rosebraugh

Written by Craig Scott Rosebraugh and Patrick Gambuti, Jr.

Executive Producer Daryl Hannah

Produced by  
Jeremy Chilvers   
Patrick Gambuti, Jr.
Craig Scott Rosebraugh
Marianna Yarovskaya

Archival Producers
Prudence Arndt  
Marianna Yarovskaya

Field Producers
Sanora Bartels 
Sonya Burres 
Brittany Graham 
Catalina Rodriguez

Director of Photography
Carl Bartels

Additional Camera
Kenneth Stipe
Carlos Martinez

Edited by
Patrick Gambuti, Jr.

Assistant Editor/Additional Editing
Kristen Swanbeck

Music by
Michael Brook

Design Director
Nol Honig

CAST LISTING (in order of appearance)

Dr. Kevin Trenberth
Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research (As himself)

Dr. Michael Mann
Director, Penn State Earth System Science Center (As himself)

Mike Petkash
Colorado wildfire victim (As himself)

Michael Petkash
Colorado wildfire victim (As himself)

Maria Petkash
Colorado wildfire victim (As herself)

Bill Brown
Colorado wildfire victim (As himself)

Daniel Sier
Colorado wildfire victim (As himself)

Angela Roach
Colorado wildfire victim (As herself)

Dr. Pieter Tans
Senior Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (As himself)

Craig Rosebraugh
Director/Producer (As himself)

Jim Sipes
Farmer, Manter, Kansas (As himself)

Kent Maddux
Farmer, Deerfield, Kansas (As himself)

Mark Goudy
Executive Director, Kearny County Farm Service Agency (As himself)

Kirk Maddux
Farmer, Deerfield, Kansas (As himself)

Dr. James Hansen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Archival footage)

Dr. Fred Singer
President, The Science & Environmental Policy Project (Archival footage)

Kert Davies
Research Director, Greenpeace U.S (As himself)

Dr. Pat Michaels
Director of the Center for the Study of Science, Cato Institute (Archival footage)

James Hoggan
Public relations consultant, founder of desmogblog.org (As himself)

Christine Todd Whitman
Former New Jersey Governor, Former EPA Administrator (As herself)

Dr. Mark Serreze
Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center (As himself)

Enoch Adams
Chairman, Kivalina Relocation Planning Community (As himself)

Colleen Swan
Tribal Administrator, Native Village of Kivalina (As herself)

Austin Swan
Tribal Member, Native Village of Kivalina (As himself)

Matt Pawa
Environmental Law Attorney (As himself)

Ron Wyden
U.S. Senator (Archival footage)

George Monbiot
Environmental Journalist (As himself and archival footage)

Dr. Helmut Wakeham
Former Vice President, Science & Technology, Philip Morris, USA (Archival footage)

Tim Phillips
President, Americans for Prosperity (Archival footage)

David Koch
Executive Vice President, Koch Industries (Archival footage)

Henry Waxman
U.S. Congressman (As himself and archival footage)

Rachel Maddow
Host of the Rachel Maddow show (MSNBC) (Archival footage)

Myron Ebell
Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy (As himself and archival footage)

George W. Bush
Former U.S. President (2001-2009) (Archival footage)

Rick Piltz
Former Senior Associate, U.S. Climate Change Science Program (As himself)

Philip Cooney
Former Chief of Staff, Council on Environmental Quality (Archival footage)

James Inhofe
U.S. Senator (Archival footage)

Al Gore
Former U.S. Vice President (1993-2001) (Archival footage)

Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator (Archival footage)

Mitt Romney
Nominee of Republican Party for U.S. President, 2012 (Archival footage)

Clarence Thomas
U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Archival footage)

Joel Reynolds
Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (As himself)

Ed Whitfield
U.S. Congressman (Archival footage)

Dr. Ian Plimer
Professor of Mining Geology, University of Adelaide (As himself and archival footage)

Christopher Monckton
Representative, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (As himself and archival footage)

Dr. Jay Lehr
Science Director, Heartland Institute (As himself)

Achim Steiner
Executive Director, United Nations Environment Program (As himself)

Tafue Lusama
Former Chairman, Tuvalu Climate Action Network (As himself)

Gillian Le Gallic
President of Alofa Tuvalu (As herself)

Connie Hedegaard
European Commissioner for Climate Action (As herself and archival footage)

Barack Obama
U.S. President (Archival footage)

Ban Ki Moon
Secretary General, United Nations (As himself)

Jay Inslee
U.S. Congressman (Archival footage)

Rex Tillerson
Chairman, President, & CEO of ExxonMobil (As himself and archival footage)

Marianna Yarovskaya
Producer (As herself)

OPENING MARCH 8–MARCH 14

NEW YORK

Angelika New York
18 West Hudson St.
New York, NY 10012
212-995-2570

AMC Empire 25 with IMAX & ETX
234 W 42nd St.
New York, NY 10036
212-398-2597

NEW JERSEY

AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20 with IMAX
651 Kapkowski Road
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-289-1855

LOS ANGELES (MARCH 8–MARCH 21)

Sundance Sunset Theatre
8000 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
323-654-2217

AMC Orange 30 with IMAX & ETX
20 City Blvd W #1
Orange, CA 92868
714-769-4288

AMC Ontario Mills 30 with ETX
4549 Mills Cir.
Ontario, CA 91764
909-476-1234

Laemmle Monica 4-Plex
1332 2nd St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-394-9744

Laemmle Playhouse 7
673 E Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-844-6500

Laemmle Noho 7
5240 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
310-478-3836

Cinemark 14 @ The Pike
99 South Pine Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-435-5754

Century Stadium 25 + XD
1701 W. Katella Ave.
Orange, CA 92867
714-532-9558

Century 10 Downtown
555 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
805-641-6555

Sundance Sunset Theatre
8000 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
323-654-2217

Laemmle Playhouse 7
673 E Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-844-6500

Laemmle Noho 7
5240 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
310-478-3836

SANTA BARBARA

Plaza de Oro Theatre
371 South Hitchcock Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
877-789-6684

LAS VEGAS

Cinemark 16 Suncoast
9090 Alta Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89144
702-869-1880

SAN DIEGO

AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX
1640 Camino Del Rio, North
San Diego, CA 92108
619-296-2737

Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15
701 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
619-232-0401

SAN FRANCISCO

Grand Lake 4
3200 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
520-452-3556

AMC Metreon 16
135 Fourth Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-369-6207

Century Blackhawk Plaza
4175 Blackhawk Plaza Cir.
Danville, CA 94506
925-736-0367

Cinemark Regency 6
280 Smith Ranch Rd.
San Rafael, CA 94903
415-479-6496

Century 16 Downtown Pleasant Hill and XD
125 Crescent Drive
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
925-288-1371

Century Cinema 16
1500 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
650-961-3828

SACRAMENTO

Century Stadium 14
1590 Ethan Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-922-4241

PHILADELPHIA

AMC Hamilton 24 with IMAX
325 Sloan Ave.
Hamilton, NJ 08619
609-890-4900

Landmark Ritz at the Bourse
400 Ranstead St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-7900

BOSTON

AMC Loews Liberty Tree 20 with IMAX
100 Independence Way
Danvers, MA 01923

Coolidge Corner Theatre (Brookline, MA)
290 Harvard St.
Brookline, MA 02246
617-734-2501

WASHINGTON, D.C.

AMC Hoffman 22 with IMAX
206 Swamp Fox Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-236-1083

Angelika Mosaic
@Lee Hwy @ Gallows Rd.
Near 8200 Strawberry Lane
Fairfax, VA 22031
571-512-3301

MIAMI

AMC Sunset Place 24 with IMAX
5701 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143
305-740-8904

Cinemark Paradise 24
15601 Sheridan St.
Davie, FL 33331
954-680-3495

TAMPA

AMC Veterans 24 with IMAX
9302 Anderson Road
Tampa, FL 33634
813-243-4881

CLEVELAND

Cinemark at Valley View
6001 Canal Rd.
Valley View, OH 44125
216-447-8820

DALLAS

Angelika Film Center
53221 East Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX 75206
214-841-4700

Cinemark West Plano and XD
3800 Dallas Pkwy.
Plano, TX 75093
972-473-2289

HOUSTON

AMC Studio 30 Houston
2949 Dunvale Rd.
Houston, TX 77063
713-977-4431

AMC Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX
11801 So. Sam Houston Pkwy E
Houston, TX 77089
281-464-8801

AMC First Colony 24 with IMAX
3301 Town Centre Blvd. South
Sugar Land, TX 77479
281-277-5858

AUSTIN

Cinemark Tinseltown 17
S. I-35 North of Stassney Ln.
5501 Ih 35
Austin, TX 78744
512-326-4408

COLORADO SPRINGS

Cinemark Tinseltown USA
1545 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-576-5082

DENVER

Landmark Mayan Theatre
110 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303-744-6799

AMC Highlands Ranch 24
103 W Centennial Blvd.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
303-471-6911

AMC Westminster 24 with IMAX
10655 Westminster Blvd.
Westminster, CO 80020
303-439-7014

DETROIT

AMC Forum 30 with IMAX
44681 Mound Rd.
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
888-262-4386

Emagine Novi
44425 W 12 Mile Rd.
Novi, MI 48377
248-319-0171

ANN ARBOR

Rave Cinemas Ann Arbor 20 + Imax
4100 Carpenter Rd.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734-973-8380  

SEATTLE

Landmark’s Varsity Theatre
4329 University Way N.E.
Seattle, WA 98105
206-632-6412

PHOENIX

Harkin’s Valley Art Theatre
509 S Mill Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85281

PORTLAND

Living Room Theater
341 SW 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97205
971-222-2010

Century 16 Eastport Plaza
4040 SE 82nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97266
503-772-1111

OPENING MARCH 15–MARCH 21

TORONTO

Bloor Cinema
506 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5S 1Y3
416-637-3123

NEW YORK

Village East Cinema
189 2nd Ave.
New York, NY 10003
212-529-6998

NEW JERSEY

The ShowRoom
708 Cookman Ave.
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
732-502-0472

LAS VEGAS

Cinemark 16 Suncoast
9090 Alta Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89144
702-869-1880

SAN DIEGO

Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15
701 5th Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-232-0401

SAN FRANCISCO

Grand Lake 4
3200 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
520-452-3556

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Angelika Mosaic
@Lee Hwy @ Gallows Rd.
Near 8200 Strawberry Lane
Fairfax, VA 22031
571-512-3301

DENVER

Landmark Mayan Theatre
110 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303-744-6799

OPENING MARCH 22–MARCH 28

TORONTO

Kingsway Theatre
3030 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M8X 1C4
416-232-1939

PALM SPRINGS

Cinemas Palme D’Or
72840 California 111
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-779-0730

SALT LAKE CITY

Tower Theatre
876 E 900 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
801-321-0310

HONOLULU

Consolidated Theaters Kahala 8
4211 Waialae Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
808-733-6234

MONTEREY

The Osio Cinemas
350 Alvarado Street
Monterey, CA 93940
831-644-8171

SANTA ROSA

Roxy Stadium 14
85 Santa Rosa Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
707-522-0330

RICHMOND

Bow Tie Cinemas Criterion Cinemas at Movieland
1331 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23230

OPENING MARCH 29–APRIL 4

TUCSON

The Loft Theatre
3233 East Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-795-0844

TULSA – Friday, March 29th one show only

Circle Cinema
8 South Lewis
Tulsa, OK 74104
918-585-3456
*Live Skype Q & A with Director
Craig Rosebraugh (3/29/13 show)

ASHLAND

Varsity Theater
166 E. Main Street
Ashland, OR 97520 541-482-3321

OPENING APRIL 5

DAVIS, CA

Varsity Theater
616 2nd St.
Davis, CA 95616
530-758-5284

OPENING APRIL 11

VANCOUVER

Thursday, April 11 9:30 pm

Sunday, April 14–Tuesday April 16 at 7 pm

All shows 19+ with bar service

Rio Theatre
1660 Broadway E
Vancouver, BC V5N 1W1
604-879-3456

OPENING APRIL 13

LONG BEACH (1 night only)

Art Theatre of Long Beach
2025 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814
562-438-5435

OPENING APRIL 19

BREMERTON, WA

SEEfilm Cinema
655 4th Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
360-362-4888

OPENING APRIL 28

SANTA CRUZ (select showtimes)

Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

OPENING APRIL 23

VANCOUVER, BC (APRIL 23 and 25)

Rio Theater
1660 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5N 1W1
604-879-3456

OPENING APRIL 26

MONTRÉAL, QC (APRIL 26–MAY 2)

Cinéma du Parc
3575, av. du Parc
Montréal, QC H2X 3P9
514-281-1900

COLUMBUS, OH (APRIL 26–MAY 2)

Gateway Film Center
1550 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43201
614-247-4433

OPENING APRIL 27

DAVIS, CA

The Varsity Theater
Saturday, April 27 at 11 am
616 2nd St.
Davis, CA 95616
530-758-5284

OPENING MAY 3

CORVALLIS, OR (MAY 3)

Darkside Cinema
215 SW 4th St.
Corvallis, OR 97333
541-752-4161

OPENING MAY 4

DUBOIS, PA (MAY 4–5)

Reitz Theater
36 E Scribner Ave.
DuBois, PA 15801
814-375-4274

OPENING MAY 5

SANTA CRUZ, CA (MAY 5, 7, 8, 9)

Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-423-8209

OPENING JUNE 3

ALBUQUERQUE (JUNE 3–4)

The Guild Cinema
3405 Central Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-255-1848

MORE LOCATIONS TBD