Petropolis
Canada, April 2009
FILM,
Experimental,
40 min.
- directed by
- Peter Mettler
- Written by
- Peter Mettler
- Status
- In distribution
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 industrialized 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 dehumanized world where petroleum's power is supreme.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2009
- Original Version
- English, colour, 40 min.
- Production
- Greenpeace Canada
- Producer
- Sandy Hunter, Spencer Tripp, Laura Severinac
- directed by
- Peter Mettler
- Written by
- Peter Mettler
- Cinematography
- Ron Chapple
- Sound Design
- Peter Mettler
- Re-Recording Mix
- Martin Lee
- Music
- Gabriel Scotti
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Greenpeace Canada
Awards
(a selection)
- Florence, Festival dei Popoli, Premio per la Distribuzione 2009 (Winner)
- Nyon, Visions du Réel, Prix du jeune public 2009 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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doc Buenos Aires 15° Muestra Internacional de Cine
15.10.2015 - 28.10.2015 -
Solothurn, 49. Solothurner Filmtage
23.01.2014 - 30.01.2014 -
Warsaw, 10th Planete + Doc Film Festival Warsaw
10.05.2013 - 19.05.2013 -
Toronto, 20th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto
25.04.2013 - 05.05.2013 -
28e Festival International du Film d'Environnement
24.11.2010 - 30.11.2010 -
Florence, 51. Festival dei Popoli Firenze
13.11.2010 - 20.11.2010 -
World Film Festival of Bangkok
05.11.2010 - 14.11.2010 -
Melbourne, 59th Melbourne International Film Festival
22.07.2010 - 08.08.2010 -
Lisbon, 7th International Independant Film Festival Lisboa
22.04.2010 - 02.05.2010 -
Linz, 7. Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz
20.04.2010 - 25.04.2010
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Rotterdam, 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam
27.01.2010 - 07.02.2010 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2010 - 28.01.2010 -
Florence, 50. Festival die Popoli Firenze
01.11.2009 - 07.11.2009 -
Leipzig, 52. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
26.10.2009 - 01.11.2009 -
Montreal, 38e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
07.10.2009 - 18.10.2009 -
Toronto, 34th TIFF Toronto International Film Festival
10.09.2009 - 19.09.2009 -
Nyon, 15e Visions du Réel - Festival international
23.04.2009 - 29.04.2009