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James Cromwell on His Recent Jail Time
The Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival marked the first film festival of its kind in Los Angeles: a weekend of films dedicated entirely to environmental issues to ignite compassion and action for helping to save and heal our planet. In attendance was Academy Award-winning actor James Oliver Cromwell, who shared his experience going to jail in light of refusing to pay an environmental protest fine. He also discusses why he did it and and what it takes to bring environmental messages to the media forefront.
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