“Essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future.“- Variety

Three decades ago, the world was poised to stop global warming. Using exclusively archival material, The White House Effect tells the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.

The White House Effect will open the 2025 Festival on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Ticketing and registration will open in late February.

Directed by Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, and Jon Shenk