Catching the Sun (film)

Catching the Sun
Directed by	Shalini Kantayya
Produced by	Shalini Kantayya Aarti Tandon Cedric Troadec
Edited by	Michael Culyba Shalini Kantayya Tyler H. Walk
Music by	David Majzlin
Production company	7th Empire Media
Distributed by	New Day Films
Release dates	June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) (Los Angeles Film Festival) April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
Running time	73 minutes
Countries	United States, China, Germany, India
Language	English

Catching the Sun is a 2015 documentary film on the growth of the solar power industry that premiered on Netflix in April, 2016.^[1] Directed by Shalini Kantayya, the film features portraits of diverse personalities and their roles in the transition to solar power. Unemployed workers in Richmond, California, businessmen in China, Tea Party activists, and a would-be White House adviser are all featured in the film. The film debunks a false dilemma that clean energy requires sacrificing economic prosperity.