Crude : the real price of oil / a Red Envelope Entertainment presentation of an Entendre Films production ; directed and produced by Joe Berlinger ; producer and 2nd unit director, Michael Bonfiglio ; produced by J.R. DeLeon, Richard Stratton.

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Crude tells the story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the $27 billion "Amazon Chernobyl" lawsuit pitting 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against the U.S. oil giant Chevron. Crude takes you inside a high stakes drama steeped in global politics, the enviro...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Entendre Films (Production company)
Red Envelope Entertainment (Firm) (Presenter)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Berlinger, Joe (Film director)
Bonfiglio, Michael (Film producer)
Language:English
Spanish
South American Indian (Other)
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, Spanish, A'ingae & Secoya dialog with English subtitles; optional Spanish subtitles for main feature.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2015]
Subjects:
Chevron Corporation > Trials, litigation, etc.
ChevronTexaco (Firm) > Trials, litigation, etc.
PETROECUADOR (Organization) > Trials, litigation, etc.
Class actions (Civil procedure) > Ecuador.
Class actions (Civil procedure) > United States.
Oil spills > Environmental aspects > Amazon River Region.
Petroleum industry and trade > Amazon River Region.
Indigenous peoples of South America > Ecuador > Trials, litigation, etc.
Cofán people > Ecuador.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (106 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Real price of oil
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Crude tells the story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the $27 billion "Amazon Chernobyl" lawsuit pitting 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against the U.S. oil giant Chevron. Crude takes you inside a high stakes drama steeped in global politics, the environmental movement, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Call Number:QH545.O5 C78 2015 Online
Awards:Winner, WWF Award for Best Documentary Film, 2009 Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival ; Winner, Environmental Film Award, 2009 Santa Cruz Film Festival ; Winner, Jury Award, Best Documentary Film, 2009 Mexico International Film Festival ; Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary, 2009 Boston Independent Film Festival ; Winner, Programmer's Choice Award, Best Editing, 2009 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
Credits:Director of photography, Juan Diego Pérez ; editor, Alyse Ardell Spiegel ; music, Wendy Blackstone.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.