Documentary "The Electricity Fairy" will be shown Sept. 16 (Appalachian State University)

“The Electricity Fairy” examines America’s national addiction to fossil fuels through the lens of electricity. Hansell follows the story of a proposed coal-fired power plant in the mountains of southwest Virginia, connecting the local controversy to the national debate over energy policy.

Present-day documentary footage is remixed with old educational films, connecting past policy to America’s current energy crisis.

Coal produces half of America’s electricity, according to the U.S. Federal Department of Energy. The energy policy currently before Congress identifies coal as a key to America’s “energy independence.”

The 50-minute film was produced by Appalshop Films. Tom Hansell, co-director of University Documentary Services at Appalachian, is the director and editor.

http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/09/11/documentary-on-electricity/