New York, NY - July 15, 2009 - Sundance Channel will air the U.S. Television premiere of Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home on Tuesday, July 21st at 10:00pm et/pt. The documentary airs as part of The GREEN, the network's weekly primetime destination devoted to environmental programming.

How much garbage does an average family create, and what is its impact on the environment? This lively documentary goes straight to the heart of the matter as Director Andrew Nisker persuades a Toronto family of five, the McDonalds, to stockpile every scrap of garbage they create for three months. While bags accumulate in the McDonald garage, Garbage! sorts their trash and follows its path into the world. It's an odyssey that encompasses not only a recycling plant in Canada but also a Michigan township, the mountains of Appalachia, and even the human body.

This award winning documentary has been screened around the world, translated into four different languages and has built an online community of over 4000 people at www.garbagerevolution.com.

Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home was executive produced by Navin Khanna and Yvonne Welbon and produced by Alison Duke (Raisin' Kane), Leonard Pearl (Birthright) and Andrew Nisker. Garbage! is distributed by Take Action Films using a unique Web 2.0 distribution model designed to nurture and support a global grassroots movement aimed at curbing household waste.

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Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC). Rainbow Media is a leading producer of targeted, multiplatform content for global distribution, creating and managing some of the world's most compelling and dynamic entertainment brands, including AMC, IFC (The Independent Film Channel), WE tv, Sundance Channel, IFC Entertainment and VOOM HD Networks. Through IFC Entertainment, Rainbow Media also owns and manages the following: IFC Films, a leading U.S. distributor of independent and foreign film with a unique day and date distribution model, "IFC In Theaters," that makes films available to a national audience by releasing them simultaneously in theaters as well as on cable's On Demand platform; IFC Festival Direct features titles acquired from major international film festivals and initially offers them exclusively through On Demand; IFC Productions, a feature film production company; and IFC Center, a state-of-the-art cinema in the heart of NYC's Greenwich Village. Rainbow Media also operates Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation, an advertising sales company; Rainbow Network Communications, a full service network programming origination and distribution company; and 11 Penn TV, a company that manages Rainbow Media's NYC studios and post-production facilities.

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Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel is the television destination for independent-minded viewers seeking something different. Bold, uncompromising and irreverent, Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of films, documentaries, and original programs, all unedited and commercial free. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture of NBC Universal, Showtime Networks Inc and Robert Redford. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of encouraging artistic freedom of expression. Sundance Channel’s website address is www.sundancechannel.com.

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