Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Peter Mettler and released in 2009.[1] The film provides an aerial view of the environmental destruction wrought by the Alberta oil sands project.[2]
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Directed by | Peter Mettler |
Produced by | Sandy Hunter Laura Severinac |
Cinematography | Peter Mettler |
Edited by | Roland Schlimme |
Music by | Vincent Hänni Gabriel Scotti |
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Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The first film ever produced by Greenpeace Canada,[3] it premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] before having a limited theatrical run in January 2010.[1] It was released on DVD in April 2010.[5]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[6]
References
- Peter Howell, "The horror and the beauty of a man-made moonscape". Toronto Star, January 22, 2010.
- Kevin Williamson, "Petropolis reveals apocalypse from the air". Toronto Sun, January 22, 2010.
- "Greenpeace film dives into the 'oily belly of the beast'; Director hopes to stir debate about oilsands". Calgary Herald, August 17, 2009.
- Bruce Kirkland, "Shorts make the Cut ; No other program at TIFF offers as much variety as Short Cuts Canada". Toronto Sun, September 11, 2009.
- Carol Christian, "Film exploring oilsands from above released". Fort McMurray Today, April 6, 2010.
- Melissa Leong, "Massacre story leads Genies; Quebec films dominate movie awards". Calgary Herald, March 2, 2010.
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