Artists Against Fracking is pleased to announce the winners of the #DontFrackNY video contest. Congratulations to – drumroll, please – Michael Lebron and Mariah Prentiss!
Nearly 100 videos were submitted to the contest prior to the January 30th deadline in two categories: TV-ready ads and short videos. Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, carefully reviewed the submissions and together selected one winner from each category. Yoko and Sean said it was a very difficult to choose only two videos, as there were a number of excellent submissions to choose from.
The winning 30-second TV ad, “Protect Our Water Before It’s Too Late,” will air in the New York City and Albany media markets next week, but you can see it here first. Originally created for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, it was directed by Michael Lebron with visual effects by Adam Teninbaum’s team at AST Studios.
Mariah Prentiss, staff advisor of New York Youth Against Fracking, submitted the winning short video, “You’ve Been Fracked,” which will be featured on Artists Against Fracking website and social media channels. Watch it here!
Also, check out the runner-up videos that Sean and Yoko also loved.
30-second TV Ad
- Don’t Frack It Up, Lee Nowakowski
- Safe Responsible Fracking is a Myth, Scott Cannon
Short Video
- Meet the Frackers, Eric Walton
- I Want a Future Too, Zach Freidhof
Thanks to all who participated in the #DontFrackNY video contest. Keep an eye out for Michael’s ad on television next week!
Thank you Yoko and Sean for inspiring our children to act! Congratulations New York Youth Against Fracking and everyone inspired to act!
How exciting! We can’t wait to meet Yoko!
You’ve Been Fracked–Great music video-educational, serious, and witty. The kids-beautiful, earnest, comitted to an important cause, and fun-loving. They made me think and laugh! And equally wonderful- the kids thoughtful, intelligent, graceful responses to YouTube comments (critiques) about “YBF”.
Thank you, Sean & Yoko so much for adding to our collective voice. May the Gov of New York heed to the voice of common sense! Let’s continue to work together and unravel the web of cognitive dissonance that blinds our vision to a clean energy future!
Thank you for all you are doing to raise awareness. Zach Freidhof is a local activist and favorite artist of ours. We are frantic here in NE Ohio to stop fracking NOW!
YES! This is terrific. Thank you so much. (I live in Ithaca, NY where You’ve Been Fracked was created and recorded)
would like to join artists against fracking. i,m an artist and can send proof
congradulations to the winners
Calling all artists against fracking in Illinois to contact us. Bless us all and our beautiful, precious planet.
What’s happening with Big Oil’s charge that AAF is violating NYS’s lobbying law?
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Read about what is going on in Zurawlow Poland and see what the farmers are doing there to stop a gas drilling company
http://www.facebook.com/farmer.protest cause
Don’t have Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/farmersprotest