The movie was released on DVD on November 21, 2006. It opened in New York and Los Angeles on May 24, 2006. The movie was first shown at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way: often humorous, frequently emotional, always fascinating. The documentary has also been included in science curricula in schoolsĪround the world, which has spurred some controversy. An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 documentary movie about global warming directed by Davis Guggenheim, presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore. An audience and critical favorite, An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be cataclysmic if we dont act now. Since the film's release, An Inconvenient Truth has been credited for raising international public awareness of global warming and reenergizing the environmental movement. DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: November 21st.
Starring former US vice president Al Gore, the documentary about the threat of climate change has undoubtedly made a. On the heels of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) and March of the Penguins (2005), An Inconvenient Truth was the breakout documentary du jour for 2006, setting box-office per-screen average records over Memorial Day. Unscripted: Al Gore and Laurie David in An Inconvenient Truth - Part 2. Ten years ago, An Inconvenient Truth opened in cinemas in the United States. and $26 million at the international box office, becoming the tenth highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States. Unscripted: Al Gore and Laurie David in An Inconvenient Truth - Part 3. Premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opening in New York City and Los Angeles on May 24, 2006, the documentary was a critical and box office success, winning two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song. Laurie David was so inspired by Gore's slide show that she, with producer Lawrence Bender, met with Guggenheim to adapt the presentation into a film. The idea to document hisĮfforts came from producer Laurie David, who saw his presentation at a town-hall meeting on global warming, which coincided with the opening of The Day After Tomorrow. Via a comprehensive slide show that, by his own estimate made in theįilm, he has given more than a thousand times. An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming