{"id":71621,"date":"2026-10-15T22:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=71621"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T21:40:22","slug":"cutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/cutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Rick Cutter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71633\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cutter_small.png\" alt=\"Director Rick Cutter of the film &quot;The Grid Unplugged&quot; (photo from pr)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cutter_small.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cutter_small-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with director Rick Cutter of the film &#8220;The Grid Unplugged&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 10\/5\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s worth checking out this doc because it affects all of us.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with director Rick Cutter of the film &quot;The Grid Unplugged&quot; by Suzanne 10\/5\/26\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Smnl0qAAQIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71628 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gridkeyart-205x300.png\" alt=\"Key art for &quot;The Grid Unplugged&quot; (pic from Instagram)\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gridkeyart-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gridkeyart.png 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>MORE INFO: <a href=\"https:\/\/filmguide.hamptonsfilmfest.org\/events\/thegridunplugged\/\">Hamptons International Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thegridunplugged\/\">Instagram for the film<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rick.cutter_insta\/\">Rick Cutter on Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE <span class=\"il\">GRID<\/span> UNPLUGGED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbLwMrlllZfSdlrnV3UTXMhDNfZ8Atv-BkezP428XPvZBG8yRHGTYUfM7ROCjUKSYOYWMAZtJG7XfoAUQZQIWImtCAfyG17x56PG5HraPATpkNnG3vbSgQoymHcEufuffTNPtWsn2PzmftJv2rGHGp7TZoSQ1KIz9w=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/4c67cfe4821e202e2c118979b\/images\/4920e888-49f5-c089-34ec-a1566a99e171.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"101\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*World Premiere at Hamptons International Film Festival*<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Directed by <strong>Rick Cutter <\/strong>and Executive Produced by<strong> Ed Begley Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>**OPENING THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45AM UNITED ARTISTS THEATER, EAST HAMPTON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What if the biggest threat to modern society isn&#8217;t a single disaster, but the failure of the system that powers everything?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Screenings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 3 at 11:45AM at East Hampton Regal UA<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, October 4 at 5:00PM at Sag Harbor Cinema<\/p>\n<p>Directed by: <strong>Rick Cutter\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written By: <strong>Adam Samuel Goldman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Producers: <strong>Meghan Walsh, Rick Cutter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executive Producers: <strong>Ed Begley Jr., Kirpi Uimonen, Lauren Avinoam\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executive produced by Ed Begley Jr., this timely documentary follows filmmaker Rick Cutter as he investigates the growing strain on aging power <span class=\"il\">grids<\/span> worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Using California&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjxwY_JyL2XAxUEGFkFHcJvDmgQ0fERegoIAggACAAICxAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\">The Grid Unplugged<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[false,&quot;&quot;,false,{&quot;u&quot;:0},false,{&quot;u&quot;:0},{&quot;u&quot;:0}]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/em> (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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ZLzG0d ncoeY E8xBUb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=jgiMKe_14\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">About the Documentary<!--TgQPHd|||[[2,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[351768,null,0]],[],null,1]]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjxwY_JyL2XAxUEGFkFHcJvDmgQi4wTegoIAggACAAIDxAA\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA8QAA\" data-complete=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"XSq4R KI3fJ\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA8QAQ\" data-complete=\"true\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA8QAg\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Premise:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> The film examines systemic failures in power grids worldwide, using California&#8217;s destructive wildfires sparked by faulty high-voltage power lines as a primary case study.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA8QAw\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Interviews:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> Features energy experts, innovators, and policymakers\u2014including figures like Inna Braverman, Ralph Izzo, Neil Chatterjee, and Willie Phillips\u2014discussing grid modernization and renewable energy solutions.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACA8QBA\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-epip=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Release:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> The documentary made its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 xyejjpt x15dsfln x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x1i0vuye xvs91rp xo1l8bm x5n08af\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xt0psk2 x1i0vuye xvs91rp xo1l8bm x5n08af x126k92a\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-71627 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cutterbegley-300x262.png\" alt=\"Director Rick Cutter and executive producer Ed Begley, Jr., of the film &quot;The Grid Unplugged&quot; (photo from Instagram)\" width=\"232\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cutterbegley-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cutterbegley.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>Rick Cutter<\/strong> is a climate-focused filmmaker exploring the invisible systems that power modern life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>THE GRID UNPLUGGED reveals the system we all depend on\u2014and the urgent decisions shaping its future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interview with director Rick Cutter of the film &#8220;The Grid Unplugged&#8221; 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. 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