Fuel (film)

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Fuel
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Directed by John Tickell
Written byJohnny O'Hara
Josh Tickell
Produced by Greg Reitman
Dale Rosenbloom
Darius Fisher [1]
Daniel Assael
Rebecca Harrell
Greg Reitman [2]
Starring Josh Tickell
Richard Branson
Sheryl Crow
Larry David
Larry Hagman
Woody Harrelson
Van Jones
Robert Kennedy Jr.
Neil Young
CinematographyJames Mulryan
Edited byTina Imahara
Michael Horwitz
Music byMike Meeker
Ryan Demaree
Distributed byIntention Media
Release date
  • January 2008 (2008-01)(Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fuel (previously called Fields of Fuel) is a 2008 documentary film directed by Josh Tickell and produced by Greg Reitman, Dale Rosenbloom, Daniel Assael, Darius Fisher, and Rebecca Harrell Tickell. [3]

Contents

It won the audience award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. [4] 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. [5]

Reception

The film has a 72% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews. [6]

Awards

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