Josh Tickell's blog

"Food vs. Fuel," A False Debate

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:05:56 -0400

Gas prices have doubled. High food prices have pushed over a hundred million people into starvation. It's snowing in the northwest United States -- in the middle of summer. And a United States president, known for his allegiance to the dark world of oil and for his suspect behavior around the biggest terrorist attack in U.S. history, appears to be preparing to go to war with Iran.

Warm Welcome at Telluride Mountain Film Festival

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:49:06 -0400

This past weekend, we were in Telluride, Colorado screening Fields of Fuel!

Field of Fuel Needs You!

Wed, 21 May 2008 18:10:05 -0400

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE BIODIESEL REVOLUTION?

Fields of Fuel screening at the Beverly Hills Film Festival

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:03:56 -0400

Fields of Fuel Plays Tonight at the Pacific Palisades Film Festival

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:37:02 -0500

Fields of Fuel, winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Audience Award: Documentary and the Sedona Film Festival's Most Compelling Documentary and the Arizona Republic Bill Muller Award for Excellence in Screenwriting, will be playing tonight at the Pacific Palisades Film Festival tonight. While we don't have extra tickets to tonight's screening, there may still be some tickets for sale online at FriendsOfFilm.com.

Day 10: Tonight's the Night!

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:41:44 -0500

It's all led up to tonight. All the hard work, seven screenings with Q&A's (including two for high school students), countless press interviews, the Veggie Van parades, and yes, even the parties, have all brought us to this moment. The Sundance jury announces their selections for the best of the festival tonight. FOF and 15 other documentaries compete for the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, as well as Directing, Cinematography and Editing awards.

New Videos from Sunday's VIP Party (2)

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:40:29 -0500

VIP Party: Part 2

New Videos from Sunday's VIP Party

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:09:48 -0500

VIP Party: Part 1

Day 8: Another Great Screening

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:59:50 -0500

Thursday afternoon's FOF screening here in Park City was another sold-out event with a long waiting list line.

Day 7: Utah Students Get the Biodiesel Bug

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:23:46 -0500

Some 200 area students gathered for a special Fields of Fuel screening this morning in Salt Lake City as part of The Sundance Film Festival High School Screening Program. Following the film, Josh was on hand to take questions from the students, who came from the following high schools: Lone Peak, East Hollywood, Park City and East.

New Video: The First Audience Reacts to Fields of Fuel

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:22:26 -0500

As folks filed out of Fields of Fuels' world premiere, they shared with us what they thought.

Day 6: Gaining Momentum

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:20:35 -0500

LA indie, soul band, The Jane Does, rocked the FOF premiere party last night at the Red Stag Lodge in Park City, keeping crew members out til the wee hours. (The Jane Does' anti-war song "Who's Kidding Who" is featured in Fields of Fuel.) But it was back to work this morning for the team, starting with more press and a book signing at Sundance’s Giving Suite where copies of Josh's latest book, Biodiesel America, are on sale throughout the festival.

Day 5: The Fields of Fuel World Premiere!!!

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:16:48 -0500

Official FOF Hero, Jon Luskin, raced the final version of the film through a snow storm arriving just half an hour before the premiere. The good people at Sundance accepted the final cut ready to play at 11:30am.

Day 4: Corrupted Tape, Nerves Frayed at FOF Compound

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:13:39 -0500

Our assistant editor/graphic designer extrodinaire, Neal Sickles, was scheduled to fly from Los Angeles into Salt Lake City at midnight last night with the final edit of Fields of Fuel for this morning's World Premeiere. Unfortunately, the techno gods were not with us and the tape was unplayable. So, our co-producer Darius Fisher jumped a flight with a fresh tape in L.A. early this morning, arrived to SLC at 8:56 a.m. We sent a car, and a back-up car to get him, and they are now apparently 10 minutes away. We don't know, however if the Sundance officials will allow us to use the new cut of the film, or if they will make use screen the version that we turned into them last week!

Care to Save the World With Those Fries?

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:19:03 -0500

The buzz around Fields of Fuel continued at high volume Sunday, the day before the documentary's world premiere at the Prospector Square Theatre. The American Movie Channel (AMC) interviewed Josh this morning, getting a taste for Josh's passion for the biodiesel movement and taking a ride in the now-famous Veggie Van. They were joined in the van by FOF stars and Sundance Co-sponsors Kenneth Hern and Leon van Kraayenburg of Nova Biosource Fuels, and Jonathan Wolfson and Harrison Dillon from Solazyme, a California company that has figured out how to make a car run on biodiesel fuel made from algae. The afternoon saw a greasy, french-fry-smelling version of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade -- a string of FOF's biodiesel vehicles, including the Veggie Van -- make it's way down Park City's Main Street. Street Team volunteers walked along the parade route, chatting with onlookers about the film and how biodiesel works. Overheard from Park City fans: “Look, it's the Veggie Van!” “Do you smell that?” “It's making me hungry.” Look for AMC's story later this week at: http://www.amctv.com/originals/shootout