The idea to document Gore 's efforts came from producer Laurie David , who saw his presentation at a town hall meeting on global warming , which coincided with the opening of '' The Day After Tomorrow '' . Laurie David was so inspired by his slide show that she , with producer Lawrence Bender , met with Guggenheim to adapt the presentation into a film . Premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opening in New York City and Los Angeles on May 24 , 2006 , the documentary was a critical and commercial success , winning two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song . The film grossed $ 24 million in the U.S. and $ 26 million at the international box office , becoming the eleventh highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States
2006 Sundance Film Festival
2006 Sundance Film Festival
An Inconvenient Truth