This is a film about labor, transition, and identity across all sectors of American energy—legacy and green, present and future.

American Power is a film for the people who keep the country running.

It’s for solar installers, wind turbine techs, battery storage engineers, inverter specialists, and the crews who build and maintain solar and wind farms. It’s for coal miners, oil rig workers, natural gas technicians, pipeline crews, and refinery operators.

It’s for linemen and women restoring power after storms, grid operators watching the system in real time, and utility workers keeping the lights on. It’s for those running hydropower stations, geothermal fields, and community solar projects.

It’s for people in training—students in technical schools, apprentices, veterans learning new trades, and laid-off workers retraining for the jobs of tomorrow.

It’s for the families who carry the emotional load: the partners, the parents, the childcare providers, and the community members holding it all together behind the scenes.

Who We’re Looking For

  • People working across all energy sectors

  • Workers in training programs or learning new skills and seasoned workers near retirement

  • Individuals, families, and small business owners connected to the energy sector

  • People with diverse backgrounds, ages, religions, and experiences

Why Participate?

  • Help tell a real, human story about the people doing the work

  • Share your unique perspective—no scripts, no spin

  • Be part of a nationwide portrait of American labor and identity

  • We’ll work with you to make participation easy and respectful of your time