OUR MOVEMENT STARTS HERE
Film poster for "Our Movement Starts Here" Collage of people with text "Our Movement Starts Here"
OUR MOVEMENT STARTS HERE
OUR MOVEMENT STARTS HERE
Film poster for "Our Movement Starts Here" Collage of people with text "Our Movement Starts Here"
OUR MOVEMENT STARTS HERE
The rural community of Warren County, North Carolina sparked the environmental justice movement and raised awareness of environmentally racist practices with their historic fight against a toxic PCB landfill in 1982

OUR MOVEMENT STARTS HERE

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Denton Black Film Festival | HISTORY+ BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD - NC Museum of History | BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Full Bloom Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - RiverRun Film Festival | ECOHERO AWARD - Portland EcoFilmFest | BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - North Carolina Black Film Festival 

Black HistoryEnvironmentalismCivil RightsHuman RightsJustice • Environmental Justice • Climate Justice • American History


Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 82 & 56 minutes | Language: English with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Directors & Producers: John Rash & Melanie Ho | Editor: John Rash

In OUR MOVEMENT STARTS HERE, learn how the rural community of Warren County, North Carolina, mobilized to fight the state's plans to place a toxic landfill in their town. This landmark action, the first to articulate the concepts of environmental racism and environmental justice, brought together civil rights activists and environmentalists to fight for a common goal. 40 years later, the activist convene to pass the torch to the next generation of environmental justice activists. 

AWARDS
Best Doc Feature | NC Black Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature | Full Bloom Film Festival 
Best Documentary Feature | Fort Smith International Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary | Denton Black Film Festival
Best Feature | Social & Economic Justice Film Festival
Best of Festival 2024: Programmer Award Bread and Roses Film Festival
Eco Hero Award | Portland EcoFilm Festival
History+ Best Documentary | Longleaf Film Festival

Judges Choice Award: Best Film | San Diego Environmental Film Festival
Jury Award: Best Documentary | Gary International Black Film Festival
Jury Award & Audience Award: Best Documentary | Indigo Moon Film Festival
Outstanding Merit for Civic Action | Richmond International Film Festival
Special Recognition: Documentary | Georgia Film Festival

FESTIVALS
Africa Human Rights Film Festival
Beaufort Film Festival
Bread and Roses Film Festival
Colorado Environmental Film Festival
Carrboro Film Festival
Central Florida Film Festival
Festival Internacional De Cinema Ambiental e Direitos Humanos
Florida Environmental Film Festival
Fort Myers Film Festival
Georgia Film Festival
Global Peace Film Festival
Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival
Indie Memphis Film Festival
International Black Film Festival
Izmir International Documentary Festival
Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival
LA Punk Film Festival
Lost River Film Festival
Meredith College Documentary Film Festival
Morehouse Human Rights Film Festival
RiverRun International Film Festival
Outer Banks Environmental Film Festival
Oxford Film Festival
Punk Film Fest Berlin
Saving Nature Film Festival
South Georgia Film Festival
Queen City Film Festival
Wake Forest Film Festival