Tar Sands Trilogy

Synopsis

These films address the huge environmental impact of the Tar Sands developments in Alberta Canada.

DIRTY OIL (2010): Deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Alberta, Canada, where the vast and toxic Tar Sands deposit supplies the U.S. with the majority of its oil. Through the eyes of scientists, big oil officials, politicians, doctors, environmentalists, and aboriginal citizens directly impacted by the largest industrial project on the planet, the filmmakers journey to both sides of the border to see the emotional and irreversible toll this black gold rush fueled by America’s addiction to oil is taking on our planet.

PETROPOLIS (2010). Shot primarily from a helicopter, filmmaker Peter Mettler’s Petropolis offers an unparalleled view of the world’s largest industrial, capital and energy project. Canada’s Tar Sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialised effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. It’s an extraordinary spectacle, whose scope can only be understood from far above. In a hypnotic flight of image and sound, one machine’s perspective upon the choreography of others, suggests a dehumanised world where petroleum’s power is supreme.

H2OIL (2011). This film weaves together a collection of stories of people who are at the front lines of the biggest industrial project in human history: Canada’s tar sands, asking: what is more important, water or oil? Will the quest for profit overshadow efforts to protect public health and the environment in Canada’s richest province?

Language

English

Country

Canada

Subjects

Environmental science

Keywords

Canada; energy sources; environmental disasters; mining; oil deposits; sustainability; water conservation; oil

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£14.99

Availability

Sale

Year

2014

Sections

Title

Petropolis

Title

Dirty Oil

Title

H2Oil

Production Company

Name

The Co-Operative

Distributor

Name

Dogwoof Pictures

Email

oli@dogwoofpictures.com

Web

http://www.dogwoof.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7395 1217

Fax

020 7900 3270

Address

2nd Floor, 1A Neal’s Yard
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9DP

Notes

Dogwoof is an independent distributor specialising in quality films from around the world that raise awareness, trigger change, and get people involved. The main focus is socially conscious films including THE AGE OF STUPID, THE END OF THE LINE, BURMA VJ and BLACK GOLD. Sale on DVD. In Autumn 2011 Dogwoof launched Popup Cinema (http://popupcinema.net/) to allow non-theatric screenings of their just-released and classic titles.