The Center for Constitutional Rights is excited to partner with the Climate Museum and Lapham’s Quarterly to present a special screening of the 2023 eco-thriller film How to Blow Up a Pipeline, based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Andreas Malm. The screening and talk-back will take place on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at Angelika Film Center & Cafe.

In a post-screening conversation moderated by Miranda Massie, director and founder of the Climate Museum, panelists Vince Warren (Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director) and Professor Mia White (Department of Environmental Studies, The New School) will join filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Dan Garber to discuss the portrayal of radical social movements throughout history and the strategies and stakes of environmental activism today. (Depending on the outcome of the SAG-AFTRA strike, additional panelists are also possible.)

How to Blow Up a Pipeline follows a group of eight individuals who come together to sabotage an oil pipeline in West Texas, taking direct action against an industry that has wreaked irreversible damage on their lives and communities. In a time when record-breaking heat waves, forest fires, and myriad climate catastrophes manifest the consequences of combustion of fossil fuels, this film presents at once a searing critique and a propulsive, character-driven story for our time.

You can purchase tickets on the Climate Museum’s website. All tickets are general admission; seats are first come, first served.

About Freedom Flicks
At the Center for Constitutional Rights, we believe in the transformative power of art and culture. Freedom Flicks, the Center’s long-running film series, harnesses the power of film to educate, activate, and build community. Freedom Flicks engages audiences across disciplines in stories of struggle and courage that shape our world, past and present. Our programming includes screenings of cutting-edge, socially engaged films followed by a short conversation with storytellers, lawyers, and activists. Join us.