Petropolis

Canada, April 2009
FILM, Experimental, 40 min.

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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.

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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

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Greenpeace Canada

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