Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip

2020-2021 Independent Lens Film Season

Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip takes us across the United States to explore the obstacles and opportunities to achieving clean, renewable energy. What might we learn from Jonathan Scott’s journey? Why don’t more Americans have the choice to go solar?

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Virtual Community Conversation

Short videos of local solar installations will be featured along with commentary from guest panelists, who will be available for Q & A. Participating panelists for this event

• Justin Harrell, SIU Physical Plant Engineering
• Karen Knodt, First Christian Church of Carbondale
• Gwen Hall-Grosshenrich, Cobden resident

About the Film

Solar energy evangelist and “Property Brother” Jonathan Scott journeys all across the U.S. to uncover why clean, renewable energy isn’t available to all. While traveling to learn both the obstacles and opportunities for achieving energy freedom, Jonathan talks with conservatives fighting for solar freedom; sits down with farmers struggling to make ends meet; engages coal workers desperate for a new, healthy means of making an income; the Navajo Nation who built a utility-scale solar plant; religious leaders who made a desperate attempt to help meet their community’s energy needs; and politicians at the forefront of the battle for energy freedom.

The Filmmaker

Jonathan Scott is an executive producer with Scott Brothers Entertainment (SBE), an award-winning production company that he founded with his twin brother, Drew. Jonathan and Drew host multiple top-rated HGTV series, including the Emmy-nominated Property Brothers and Brother vs. Brother, which air in more than 160 countries. Jonathan is also a best-selling author, magazine co-founder and editorial director, Billboard-charting recording artist, and social media influencer, with millions of followers across his digital platforms. In 2017, Jonathan was named Habitat Humanitarian, the highest recognition offered by Habitat for Humanity. Jonathan is also a longtime advocate of environmental responsibility and the advancement of clean, renewable energy. In 2019, he co-wrote and published the e-book Knowledge is Power with Vice President Al Gore and his NGO, Climate Reality, about the power and impact of solar energy on our lives and economy.

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