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Interview with director Rick Cutter of the film “The Grid Unplugged” by Suzanne 10/5/26
Rick Cutter is an amazing guy. How many people just decide to make a documentary, with no experience? He was an expert in technology in the utilities sector before deciding to make this film. His journey is inspirational. His film tells us all about how our electrical grids are failing and need to be upgraded or replaced. Ed Begley, Jr., actor and renowned environmental activist, is executive producer of the film. It’s worth checking out this doc because it affects all of us.
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THE GRID UNPLUGGED
*World Premiere at Hamptons International Film Festival*
Directed by Rick Cutter and Executive Produced by Ed Begley Jr.
**OPENING THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD**
11:45AM UNITED ARTISTS THEATER, EAST HAMPTON
What if the biggest threat to modern society isn’t a single disaster, but the failure of the system that powers everything?
Public Screenings
Saturday, October 3 at 11:45AM at East Hampton Regal UA
Sunday, October 4 at 5:00PM at Sag Harbor Cinema
Directed by: Rick Cutter
Written By: Adam Samuel Goldman
Producers: Meghan Walsh, Rick Cutter
Executive Producers: Ed Begley Jr., Kirpi Uimonen, Lauren Avinoam
Executive produced by Ed Begley Jr., this timely documentary follows filmmaker Rick Cutter as he investigates the growing strain on aging power grids worldwide.
Using California’s devastating wildfires as a gateway to a larger global story, Cutter speaks with leading energy experts, innovators, and policymakers about the urgent challenge of modernizing the infrastructure that powers our lives. Balancing alarming risks with promising solutions, the film explores whether humanity can build a more resilient and sustainable energy future before the next crisis strikes.
The Grid Unplugged (2026) is a documentary film directed by Rick Cutter and executive produced by Ed Begley Jr. that investigates the global crisis of aging and failing electrical infrastructure.
- Premise: The film examines systemic failures in power grids worldwide, using California’s destructive wildfires sparked by faulty high-voltage power lines as a primary case study.
- Interviews: Features energy experts, innovators, and policymakers—including figures like Inna Braverman, Ralph Izzo, Neil Chatterjee, and Willie Phillips—discussing grid modernization and renewable energy solutions.
- Release: The documentary made its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2026.
Rick Cutter is a climate-focused filmmaker exploring the invisible systems that power modern life.
A founder of August Palm Creative, Cloud for Utilities, and AAC Utility Partners, Rick brings more than three decades of experience in enterprise technology and critical infrastructure to THE GRID UNPLUGGED, his first feature documentary.
Drawing on long-standing relationships with senior government leaders and technology executives, Rick takes audiences behind the scenes of one of the defining challenges of our time: how the global electric grid can withstand the mounting demands of AI, electrification, and the energy transition.
THE GRID UNPLUGGED reveals the system we all depend on—and the urgent decisions shaping its future.
Proofread and Edited by Brenda
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