BWFF Presents Michigan Filmmakers Dirty Energy

Dec. 26, 2012 - PRLog -- The Blue Water Film Festival will host a local premiere of the internationally lauded documentary “Dirty Energy” by Michigan filmmaker Bryan D. Hopkins. Tickets for the film and after party can be purchased at www.bluewaterfilmfestival.com
In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. 11 people were killed in the disaster that created one of the worst environmental incidents in history.
With $200 in gas cards, documentary filmmaker Bryan D. Hopkins traveled from his home in Wyandotte, Mich. to Louisiana. His goal was to create a film in support of green energy and sustainability. Instead the personal stories resulting from the tragedy and the emotional and environmental toll captured his attention. “Dirty Energy” tells the story of the people affected and the reactions from BP and the Federal Government in the wake of Deepwater Horizon.
“Dirty Energy” has received praise worldwide throughout 2012, including its screening at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the most prestigious documentary festival in the world. www.dirtyenergymovie.com

On January 19, 2013, the Blue Water Film Festival will host a screening of “Dirty Energy” in celebration of the film’s launch on DVD. Filmmaker Bryan D. Hopkins and several of the participants from Louisiana will attend the event in Port Huron. Sponsors of the “Dirty Energy” BWFF screening include the Community Foundation of St. Clair County and Friends of the St. Clair River Watershed. Tickets for the screening and the after party may be purchased at www.bluewaterfilmfestival.com

Saturday, January 19, 2013
7 p.m. “Dirty Energy” screening at the Port Huron Northern Performing Arts Center (1799 Krafft Rd.), a Q&A session with the filmmaker and several people featured in the film will immediately follow
Tickets are $12 per person, $10 for students with ID at the door.
9 p.m. Meet and Greet celebration with the filmmaker at the Port Huron Golf Club (4101 Fairway Dr.), hors d’oeuvres will be provided along with a cash bar
Tickets are $20 per person.
Both events are free to Director and Star members of the Blue Water Film Society. Join the Blue Water Film Society at www.bluewaterfilmfestival.com