How to Boil a Frog

2010 Canadian TV series or program

How to Boil a Frog

Written by	Jon Cooksey
Directed by	Jon Cooksey
Narrated by	Jon Cooksey
Theme music composer	Michael Richard Plowman
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Jon Cooksey Shelley Gillen Teri Woods-McArter Scott Renyard Vandy Savage
Cinematography	Jon Cooksey
Editor	David Grave
Running time	88 minutes
Production company	Fools Bay Entertainment
Original release
Release	September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08)

How to Boil a Frog is a 2010 Canadian eco-comedy documentary film written and directed by Jon Cooksey to show the consequences of too many people using up Earth resources and suggesting five ways that the filmmakers say people can save habitability on the Earth while improving their own lives at the same time.^[1]

Its title repeats the common misconception that one can boil a frog by heating it very gradually.

Cast

Jon Cooksey as conductor / narrator
Debbie Cook as herself, Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas [fr] member
Julian Darley as himself, journalist
Yvo de Boer as himself - climate change czar
Michael Edwards as police officer
Gigi Gaskins as herself, Peak Oil Nashville
Ross Gelbspan as himself, author
James Inhofe as himself (archive footage)
George Monbiot as himself, author / journalist
Chris Mooney as himself, journalist
Naomi Oreskes as herself, science historian
Matthew Simmons as himself, energy expert
Chris Turner as himself, author
Rex Weyler as himself, ecologist / journalist
George W. Bush as himself (archive footage)

Release

The film premiered in September 2010 on Canadian television, followed by screenings at various film festivals in Canada and the U.S.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition

Critical response

Awards and nominations^{[citation needed]}

2010, Won 'Best Environmental Film', Film Shift Movie Festival
2010, Won 'Best Concept Documentary', Los Angeles Movie Awards
2010, Won 'Best Visual Effects - Documentary', Los Angeles Movie Awards
2010, Won 'Best Documentary', Los Angeles Movie Awards
2010, Won 'Best Green Film', Mammoth Film Festival
2011, Won 'Grand Prix', Silafest
2011, Won 'Special Mention Animation Film Award', Monaco International Film Festival
2011, Won 'Best Editing', Silafest
2011, Won 'Best Screenplay', Silafest
2011, Won 'Environmental Conservation Award', CMS Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film Festival, Delhi, India
2011, Won 'Best Film', Yellow Fever Film Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2011, Nominated 'Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series', 28th Annual Gemini Awards
2011, Finalist 'Best Writing - Documentary', Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards