“An Inconvenient Truth” Director Davis Guggenheim Asks Who Will Replace the Social Impact Made by Participant’s Movies

In a Deadline guest column, filmmaker and producer Davis Guggenheim responds to the news of Participant Media shutting down with a discussion of the company’s impact in inspiring social change through its films—starting with a look at the origin of An Inconvenient Truth. Guggenheim points to Participant’s focus on social impact as a stirring force in the popularity of nonfiction storytelling and wonders who may fill the void likely to be felt by the company’s closure.