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Barbara and Daniel spent the last three years traveling throughout the tri-state area filming Unlimited. Their first major documentary, Unlimited is a work of passion for both of them. It is both a personal response to An Inconvenient Truth and a call to action to America’s youth to step up and lead the country where our politicians and industry leaders have been too timid to go. They hope the film, accompanied by a Teacher’s Guide, will be distributed to schools, churches, community groups and more.

In a time when the seriousness of the threat of global warming has just begun to enter the public’s awareness, a pair of young producers have set out to educate people about the solutions to global warming and help move this country forward on the issue of renewable energy. Joining us today are Barbara Azzoli and Daniel Califf-Glick of OneLight OneCamera Productions. Together they have produced “Unlimited” a 30 minute documentary that gives some insight into how our energy landscape is changing.

G: Barbara, why produce a documentary on renewable energy?

C: Daniel, what is the basic premise behind the movie?

R: Children as environmentalists – it’s a great concept!

R: What would you say to people who might tell you you’re brainwashing students and the adults around them are just feeding them propaganda?

C: In the classroom there is something to be said for kids hearing lessons from other kids. Do you have any feedback from teachers as to how the movie is being received? And what information the kids who watch are retaining?

R: Do these kids really understand what they’re talking about?

G: There are times in the movie when the kids are making a case for something. Like the economic justification of renewables for example. I did come away from that thinking, “What does a 10 year old really know about market economics?” I understand the comments about renewable energy reaching economies of scale, but to hear it from a kid sounded like someone put words in his mouth. What were you trying to demonstrate having kids talk about complicated issues like science and economic development? Barbara?

R: The concept of vertical farming was completely new to me. Who actually came up with that concept and are people actually investing in it as a real, viable option?

C: I love when the kids talk about some of the experiments they have set up, vertical farming, biomass generators and so on. Where where they doing those experiments?

R: One little girl said something that really got to me, she said “Everyone should think about the place they love most and realize if we don’t stop global warming those places aren’t going to be there anymore.” What did the children say that really struck you?

G: What schools have added this movie to their libraries?

C: What did you learn from this experience of making this film?