How to Boil a Frog eco -comedy documentary film written and directed by Jon Cooksey to show the consequences of too many people using up Earth resources and suggesting five ways that the filmmakers say people can save habitability on the Earth while improving their own lives at the same time.
Its title repeats the common misconception that one can boil a frog by heating it very gradually.
Jon Cooksey as conductor / narrator Debbie Cook as herself, Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas memberJulian Darley as himself, journalistYvo de Boer as himself - climate change czarMichael Edwards as police officerGigi Gaskins as herself, Peak Oil Nashville Ross Gelbspan as himself, authorJames Inhofe as himself (archive footage) George Monbiot as himself, author / journalistChris Mooney as himself, journalistNaomi Oreskes as herself, science historianMatthew Simmons as himself, energy expertChris Turner as himself, authorRex Weyler as himself, ecologist / journalistGeorge W. Bush as himself (archive footage)The film premiered in September 2010 on Canadian television, followed by screenings at various film festivals in Canada and the U.S.
2010, Won 'Best Environmental Film', Film Shift Movie Festival 2010, Won 'Best Concept Documentary', Los Angeles Movie Awards 2010, Won 'Best VisuaL Effects - Documentary', Los Angeles Movie Awards 2010, Won 'Best Documentary', Los Angeles Movie Awards 2010, Won 'Best Green Film', Mammoth Film Festival 2011, Won 'Grand Prix', Silafest 2011, Won 'Special Mention Animation Film Award', Monaco International Film Festival 2011, Won 'Best Editing', Silafest 2011, Won 'Best Screenplay', Silafest 2011, Won 'Grand Prix', Silafest 2011, Won 'Grand Prix', Silafest 2011, Won 'Environmental Conservation Award', CMS Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film Festival, Delhi, India 2011, Won 'Best Film', Yellow Fever Film Festival, Belfast , Northern Ireland 2011, Nominated 'Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series', 28th Annual Gemini Awards 2011, Finalist 'Best Writing - Documentary', Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards 
