An extremely intelligent and powerful film about Big Oil's take on the energy crisis and America's dangerous appetite for oil consumption. Never thought this would happen, right?With the help of veteran professionals in Houston, America's oil capital, the film traces the history of oil drilling in America, showing how America came to rely on foreign oil and why it meddled in Middle Eastern politics, and tracks Congress' empty promises for alternative energy since the 1970s. This all culminates in the call for prioritizing alternative energy sources, which will not only reduce oil use, but create more jobs.Director Nicole Torre has brilliantly gathered exclusive interviews with an A-list cast of Texas oil barons, Wildcatters, and top executives, including the former president of Shell Oil, the chairman of BP Capital, Sen. Harry Reed, the US Senate Majority Leader, and Middle East adviser Joanne Herring, who married the founder of Enron and was the basis for Julia Roberts' role in Charlie Wilson's War. You may just be pleasantly surprised to hear what they have to say.Houston, We Have a Problem is a devastatingly fresh documentary that stands out the in the surge of films that address “green” issues. Torre's boldness in approaching oilmen shows that the energy problem extends far beyond profit, politics, and party lines. The film is nothing short, as David Clifton, the president of Rational Broadcasting puts it, of “a masterpiece.”The film has its World Premiere at AFI Dallas, and was also shown at the Maui International Film Festival.by Asalle Tanha