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Menu View Trailer Where to Watch Donate Voices from the Film Press Follow on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram “Heartbreaking and enlightening at the same time. A must-watch for everyone because we should all be in this together.” – Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Directed by Michael Bonfiglio A compelling look at the lives and issues behind the “war on coal,” From The Ashes premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and the National Geographic Channel. View Trailer Donate Where to Watch Presented by Produced by in Partnership with Theatrical Trailer Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What People Are Saying Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter “From the Ashes” went on the road to more than a dozen cities around the world for special advance screenings. Here’s what viewers had to say after watching the film. Featured Song Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In 1946, singer-songwriter Merle Travis wrote the song “Dark as a Dungeon” to describe the harsh and dangerous conditions that coal miners experienced every day. American musician, singer-songwriter John Mellencamp recorded a special version of the song in support of From the Ashes. Where to Watch AVAILABLE ON DEMAND From the Ashes is available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes, GooglePlay, Hulu, and other digital platforms, as well as on DVD. BROADCAST PREMIERE From the Ashes premiered in the United States on the National Geographic Channel on June 25th. If you reside outside the United States, please check your local listings or visit nationalgeographic.com to view the schedule. Support Coal Impacted Communities Let’s help coal communities as America makes the transition to cleaner energy. 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It will help the United States speed up the growing shift seen among communities, ratepayers, investors, utilities, and state and local governments to move away from expensive, outdated power plants and towards clean energy solutions. Join Beyond Coal Voices from the Film There are many different voices in the conversation around coal. Here are some from the film. Carl Pope Environmentalist / Author Coal is an 19th century source of fuel. And we’re in the 21st century. Misti O’Quinn Dallas, Texas Resident It’s your lungs. If you don’t breathe, then what? Charles “Hawkeye“ Dixon Retired Coal Miner This country made a promise in 1947, that they would guarantee health care and pension benefits to coal miners if they would work in these here coal mines. Now, we fulfilled our promise. We’ve done it. And a hell of a lot of us died doing it. Regina Lilly Lincoln County Resident Other people are angry because, you know, I mean they are losing everything. Michael Oppenheimer Climate Scientist, Princeton University The warming by the end of this century could be as high as 5 or 6 degrees Celsius. It would be warmer than it’s been since the dinosaurs were dominant more than 65 million years ago, and it’s not clear whether the human endeavor could survive in such a world. It’s now a question of whether we can control which direction it goes, so we can go into a climate friendly world, instead of a climate inferno, basically. Louise Carter-King Mayor of Gillette, Wyoming At one time they said if we were our own country, we’d be like Saudi Arabia. You know, we’d have as much energy underneath as they do. Duane Ankney Montana State Senator The thing about coal – it’s labor intensive. Somebody’s taking a paycheck home on Friday night, putting shoes on the baby. Dow Constantine King County (Washington) Executive We wanted to do our part, first of all, to reduce climate emissions. That’s what our residents want. LJ Turner Rancher Coal is a wonderful thing, but it comes at a pretty expensive cost. Darryl Anderson Gillette, Wyoming Resident If we can do something different with it, like clean coal – I don’t know if we can or not – but it could be a very good thing for us if it happens. Deborah Graham Salisbury, North Carolina Resident We live in constant fear every day. Who fears their water?! We don’t live in a third world country. I mean, this is the United States of America here! And we’re fearing our water. Brandon Dennison Coalfield Development Corporation As a region, we’re not ashamed of powering this country for a hundred years. We’re proud of that and we should be proud of that. But I think that we’re waking up to the realization that if we’re going to survive, we’re going to have to adapt. Previous Next Check out Carl Pope Check out Misti O’Quinn Check out Charles “Hawkeye“ Dixon Check out Regina Lilly Check out Michael Oppenheimer Check out Louise Carter-King Check out Duane Ankney Check out Dow Constantine Check out LJ Turner Check out Darryl Anderson Check out Deborah Graham Check out Brandon Dennison Press View the press release: “National Geographic Documentary Films Acquires 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Selection From the Ashes” View the press release: “National Geographic Broadens Access to Documentary on the Impacts of Coal and America’s Energy Future with Free Streaming Release of From the Ashes” Download the full trailer Download the 60 seconds trailer Please contact Rebecca Carriero at rebeccac@bloomberg.org with press inquiries. Education Download the discussion guide Credits Directed By: Michael Bonfiglio Produced By: Sidney Beaumont Executive Producers: Jon Kamen, Joe Berlinger, Katherine Oliver, Justin Wilkes Director of Photography: Ronan Killeen Edited By: Dave Marcus Music By: Mark Orton Co-Producers: Rachel Koteen, Lindsay Firestone Segment Director: Sidney Beaumont Consulting Producer: Antha Williams Archival Producer: Hilary McHone “Dark as a Dungeon” performed by John Mellencamp © 2020 BP Projects LLC | Cookie Policy...