Exclusive: Rob Lowe’s directorial debut in the documentary realm, Madness in the Hills, will premiere on Peacock on Friday.
The film tells the story of the mudslides that killed 23 people in Southern California in January 2018, including many friends and neighbors of Lowe. His community in Montecito was in the center of the destruction, which resulted from the Thomas Fire, which burned for more than a month at the end of 2017. (Check out the trailer above.)
Soil scorched by the fire was less able to absorb rainwater, so when heavy seasonal rains fell in January, massive mudslides resulted. Entire hillsides came down, sweeping boulders, cars and houses into the destructive path of the slide.
Lowe filmed his conversations with survivors and first responders, who share their harrowing personal experiences. The film also explores the role of climate change in exacerbating the destruction.
“When a disaster of this magnitude struck so close to home,...
The film tells the story of the mudslides that killed 23 people in Southern California in January 2018, including many friends and neighbors of Lowe. His community in Montecito was in the center of the destruction, which resulted from the Thomas Fire, which burned for more than a month at the end of 2017. (Check out the trailer above.)
Soil scorched by the fire was less able to absorb rainwater, so when heavy seasonal rains fell in January, massive mudslides resulted. Entire hillsides came down, sweeping boulders, cars and houses into the destructive path of the slide.
Lowe filmed his conversations with survivors and first responders, who share their harrowing personal experiences. The film also explores the role of climate change in exacerbating the destruction.
“When a disaster of this magnitude struck so close to home,...
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- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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“Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us too,” Spotify and Gimlet said of the podcast.
“How To Save A Planet...
“Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us too,” Spotify and Gimlet said of the podcast.
“How To Save A Planet...
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