Power Trip (Home DVD)
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		Power Trip, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, AES, post-Soviet, Piers Lewis, Michael Scholey, Dennis Bakke, Eduard Schevardnadze, electricity crisis, corruption

Film Overview

Directed By: Paul Devlin Directed By: Paul Devlin View Official Website	Release Date: 2006-09-26 Running Time: 1:25 Content Rating: not yet rated	Audio Language(s): English, Georgian Subtitle Language(s): English
Genres: Documentary >> International :: Documentary >> Politics :: Documentary >> Places :: Documentary >> Military & War

Synopsis

This version of POWER TRIP is for Home Use only and does not include special classroom features. Also, It does not included educational, public performance or circulation rights.

For these feature and rights, please buy the the POWER TRIP Educational DVD: http://www.filmbaby.com/films/575

"Gripping! A Real-Life Thriller!"
-- LA Weekly

Five-time Emmy award-winner Paul Devlin (SLAMNATION - http://www.filmbaby.com/films/556) captures a comic clash of cultures that combusts when an American energy company, AES, tries to transform the dysfunctional electricity distribution
system in Tbilisi, capital of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.

Struggling against corruption, assassination, and street rioting, AES manager Piers Lewis must convince the Georgians to pay for, rather than steal electricity.

This "compelling and passionate
tale of a country rebuilding itself" (Hollywood Reporter) has "suspense, comedy and some colorful characters" (Variety) and develops into an "increasingly absurdist standoff between Communist-inspired cynicism and tenacious capitalist zeal."
(New York Daily News).

"Superbly balanced and organized!"
-- Stephen Holden, The New York Times

POWER TRIP has screened worldwide in over 120 countries and broadcast on the acclaimed PBS series Independent Lens. The movie has received an Independent Spirit Award Nomination,
a Grierson Award Nomination (Britain), and is the winner of 10 International & US Film Festival Awards,
including Berlin, Hot Docs in Toronto, and Florida.

"An instructive account of the perils of attempting to privatize decrepit public utilities in countries with stagnant economies."
-- The Washington Post

POWER TRIP has also been an influential policy and educational tool for: The US State Dept., World Bank, IFC, Council on Foreign Relations, USAID/AED, Columbia University's Center for Energy, and others.

"A compelling cautionary tale for the classroom."
--Professor Witold J. Henisz, The Wharton School

Cast

Writer: Paul Devlin

Crew

Director: Paul Devlin
Director: Paul Devlin | bio
A five-time Emmy winner for his work on NBC's Olympics and CBS's Tour de France, Paul Devlin began making films at age 12 with the used Super 8 camera his father gave him. Paul's first documentary Rockin’ Brunswick was made while earning his degree in English Literature at the University of Michigan. Since then Paul has created numerous independent projects including 4 feature-length, theatrically-released, nonfiction narrative films: SlamNation, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme, Power Trip and BLAST!. These critically-acclaimed films have screened for millions of viewers in over 120 countries as well as winning over a dozen international film festival awards and an Independent Spirit nomination. Currently, Paul is working on Super Star Dumb, a musical comedy about the broken promise of middle class rock and roll stardom, following the story of a man punished by his talent in a society where anything short of celebrity is failure. As an editor, Paul's extensive credits include commercials, music videos (Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny G), television shows and major sports broadcasts, including CBS's Super Bowls and ABC/ESPN's World Cup Soccer.
Producer: Claire Missanelli | bio
Claire Missanelli works in partnership with DevlinPix and is the producer of the award winning BLAST!, Power Trip, and SlamNation, films that have garnered over a dozen international film festival awards, an Independent Spirit nomination, and reached millions of broadcast viewers world-wide. Claire also works as a consultant and outreach project manager for documentary films, and is currently an advisor on Marina Lutz's The Marina Experiment (Triptych, parts II & III). Other projects include Jasmine Dellal's Gypsy Caravan: When the Road Bends, and Lulu Fries'dat's Holler Back. Claire is currently working on development for two new projects: Soldier On, a story that follows women veterans as they face the challenges of reentry into civilian life after courageously serving and surviving on the battlegrounds of Iraq and Afghanistan, and Stage V, the journey of Stage IV breast cancer patients as they face the challenges of treatment, quality of life issues, and survival. Claire serves on the Board of Directors of You Can Thrive, a breast cancer center that addresses the need for free and low-cost support services and long term survivorship tools for breast cancer survivors. Services offered include advocacy, acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutritional counseling. Claire attended NYU's Tisch Graduate Film School and La Salle University's School of Film and TV.

Bonus Features

Deleted & Extended Scenes
Theatrical Trailers
Scene Selections
Interactive Menus
Outtakes

Accolades

Awards

Independent Spirit Award Nomination
2 Jury Prizes, Berlin Film Festival
Best Documentary, Hot Docs in Toronto
Best Documentary, Florida Film Festival

Festivals

Silver Docs Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
International Documenatry Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

Press Reviews

Hollywood Reporter | show/hide snippet
"A gripping film dealing with a variety of complicated themes, the film even at times manages to play like a suspense thriller. Devlin details this complicated series of events with clarity, a sense of drama and more than a few touches of dark humor, managing to make this specific story an effective microcosmic portrait of the vast political, social and economic changes endured by the region."
indieWire | show/hide snippet
"One of the most entertaining, bracing documentaries."
Variety | show/hide snippet
"Made with deft evenhandedness, Paul Devlin's accomplished film plays almost like a fictional drama, containing suspense, comedy and some colorful characters."
Village Voice | show/hide snippet
"An inspired tale of how an entire country became unplugged and unglued. Devlin generates a whole lot more funk than, say, a Frontline documentary."
LA Weekly | show/hide snippet
"The triumph of filmmaker Paul Devlin (SlamNation) is in finding a narrative through-line that clarifies this horrendously complicated situation without oversimplifying its issues."
New York Magazine | show/hide snippet
"A harrowing, hilarious look at technology and societal collapse. The film is admirably fair- minded—we see the company's rationale while feeling citizens' ire—while offering that rare combination of drama, compassion, and social insight."