A documentary co-produced by Assistant Professor of Film and New Media Studies Dylan Nelson, which also includes the work of numerous CC film students, premiered this summer at the prestigious Telluride (Colo.) Film Festival.

The film, “Merchants of Doubt,” directed by Robert Kenner (“Food, Inc.”) and inspired by the book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, explores science denial and shows how pundits-for-hire have helped sow doubt about man-made climate change.

Nelson spent two years on the film, which also provided opportunities for CC students and recent graduates. Among them are Ryan Loeffler ’12, who served as assistant editor and additional cameraman and continues to work fulltime at Robert Kenner Films; Jon Harmon ’12 and Sarah Zinn ’13, who served as production assistants; Daniel Wright ’13 and Melissa Rush ’14, summer interns; and Ali Meyung ’11, Laurel Hesse ’13, Will Thomsen ’13, Amy Rippe ’14, and Michaela Kobsa-Mark ’15, who did transcription work.