Next week, only in theaters: How to Blow Up a Pipeline

When I wrote roughly four months ago to say that my latest narrative film would be coming out “in the new year,” I didn’t have a release date. Well, now I do, and I’m begging you to watch the film when it comes out! I’m still shocked that we are getting a proper theatrical release, which is rare for indie films these days.

How to Blow Up a Pipeline, directed by Daniel Goldhaber, follows a group of eight environmental activists carrying out a dangerous mission to destroy an oil pipeline in Texas. Based on the reviews so far, critics really like it. Audiences do, too. You can watch the trailer here.

On April 7, the film opens in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, and Portland.
On April 14, the film goes into wider release in the US and Canada.
On April 21, the film opens in the UK.

If you’re in New York, I’d love to see you at one of our special screenings on opening weekend. I’ll be participating in Q&As on these dates:

4/6 7:00 @ AMC Lincoln Square
4/7 6:45 @ Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg (There’s also an intro before the 9:30 screening)
4/8 4:30 and 7:15 @ Angelika Film Center

In Los Angeles, we’re hosting a summit on the future of environmental activism. I won’t be there, but some exciting panelists will be. It takes place on 4/1—tickets here.

I really want this movie to reach as wide an audience as possible; it’s an entertaining heist thriller, but I think it raises urgent questions about what tactics are necessary and justified in the face of environmental catastrophe. I’d be so, so grateful if everyone in my life would try to see it at the earliest possible opportunity and bring some friends and family along for the ride—and I feel pretty confident in saying that it’s a fun one! Opening weekend ticket sales and word-of-mouth among moviegoers are such a big part of the effort to get scrappy indie films like this one into the broader cultural conversation.

You can buy tickets here.

While we're at it, I also highly recommend the book by Andreas Malm.

Thank you for tolerating this shameless plug (and, if you follow me on Instagram, my incessant posting over the past few weeks)!

Daniel