Beyond Ordinary Award

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An Evening with Josh & Rebecca Tickell

Sept. 26, 7:00PM

Presenting our first annual Beyond Ordinary Award

Recognizing the Tickells for excellence in storytelling and devotion to environmental activism. Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell are an award-winning filmmaking couple who specialize in cinema with environmental themes, including: FUEL, THE BIG FIX, PUMP, and GOOD FORTUNE. In 2020 they will release three films: KISS THE GROUND (with Woody Harrelson), THE REVOLUTION GENERATION (with Michelle Rodriguez), and their debut scripted film, HEARTLAND. Learn more about this special award presentation. 

Q&A with Josh & Rebecca Tickell, joined by special guest Ian Somerhalder

Josh and Rebecca Tickell will release their newest documentary, KISS THE GROUND the week of the festival. BEYOND will highlight their extensive careers and discuss their newest projects during a special Q&A with the Tickells, and featuring Ian Somerhalder who appears in their latest film KISS THE GROUND.

Somerhalder is an actor, producer and director known for television’s The Vampire Diaries, Lost and Smallville, and feature films THE RULES OF ATTRACTION and PULSE.

Feature Film: FUEL

This Sundance Film Festival audience award-winner takes us on an 11-year journey around the world to find solutions to America’s addiction to oil.

Director Josh Tickell’s optimistic film shows us the way out of the mess we’re in with pragmatic ideas and commentary by science experts, environmentalist and a long list of celebrities.

The film explains how to replace every drop of oil we now use, while creating green jobs with practical ideas for keeping our money here in the U.S. FUEL screens immediately following the Q&A and award presentation with Josh & Rebecca Tickell.

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