''Fuel'' (previously called ''Fields of Fuel'') is a 2008 documentary film directed by

Josh Tickell Josh Tickell (born August 7, 1975) is an American film director who specializes in movies with a social message. His first feature movie, '' Fuel'' won the Sundance Audience Award for Best Documentary, was released theatrically in the United S ...

and produced by

Greg Reitman Greg Reitman (May 10, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He is best known for directing, producing and writing '' Hollywood’s Magical Island- Catalina (2003)''. Education Reitman earned his Bachelor of A ...

, Dale Rosenbloom, Daniel Assael,

Darius Fisher Darius Fisher is a British film producer, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and visual effects engineer. He is most well known for his work on the 2008 Sundance award-winning film ''Fuel'', and also for '' The Aviator'', ''Bhutto'', '' The Big Fix'', Ki ...

, and Rebecca Harrell Tickell. It won the audience award at the

2008 Sundance Film Festival The 2008 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 17, 2008 to January 27 in Park City, Utah. It was the 24th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was '' In Bruges'' and the closing night film was '' CSNY Déjà Vu''. Fil ...

. The DVD was released on June 22, 2010.

Editing

According to director Josh Tickell, since its appearance at the Sundance Film Festival, the film has gone through major editing changes and additions. The name was changed from ''Fields of Fuel'' to ''Fuel''. This edited film is a re-cut of the same film with 45 minutes of new material in its total 112-minute running time.

Reception

The film has a 72% approval rating from critics on

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based on 18 reviews.

Awards

Winner - Audience Award * 2008 AFI Dallas Film Festival Winner - Current Energy Earth Friendly Award * 2008

Sedona Film Festival The Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual, eight-day film festival in Sedona, Arizona. The festival was founded in 1994. The Sedona Film Festival screens feature films, documentary films, short films, animated films, and studen ...

Winner - Most Compelling Documentary * 2008 Sedona Film Festival Winner - Best Screenwriting * 2008 Santa Cruz Film Festival - Producer's Award * 2008 Gaia Film Festival Winner - Audience Award, Best Documentary * Nominated –

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- Best Documentary Screenplay

References

External links

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Full movie available on Youtube
2008 films 2008 documentary films Environmental films American documentary films Documentary films about alternative energy Documentary films about peak oil Films set in California American independent films Films directed by Josh Tickell 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{environment-documentary-film-stub