Power Trip (2003)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Paul Devlin

Synopsis

Corruption, assassination and street rioting surround the story of the award-winning film, Power Trip, which follows an American multi-national trying to solve the electricity crisis in Tbilisi, capital of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Power Trip provides insight into today's headlines, with a graphic, on-the-ground depiction of the challenges facing globalization in an environment of culture clash, electricity disconnections and blackouts.

Actors

Dennis Bakke
Dennis Bakke
Himself
Piers Lewis
Piers Lewis
Himself
Butch Mederos
Butch Mederos
Himself
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
Himself
Michael Scholey
Michael Scholey
Himself

Crews

Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin
Director
Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin
Cinematography
Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin
Producer
Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin
Editor
Valery Odikadze
Valery Odikadze
Cinematography
Patrick Donahue
Patrick Donahue
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Benny Mouthon
Benny Mouthon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Charlton
William Charlton
Editorial Production Assistant
Luciana Fernandes
Luciana Fernandes
Editorial Production Assistant
Neil Gegna
Neil Gegna
Editorial Production Assistant
Darryl Thurston
Darryl Thurston
Editorial Production Assistant
Zurab Kazishvili
Zurab Kazishvili
Translator
Nestan Vardiashvili
Nestan Vardiashvili
Translator

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