I was doing a commercial for alaskan seafood, which i adore. The oil crash explores key historical events, data and predictions regarding the global peak in petroleum production through interviews with petroleum geologists, former opec officials, energy analysts, politicians, and political analysts. Basil gelpke and ray mccormacks nonfiction treatise crude awakening joins maxed out, an inconvenient truth, and other recent documentaries devoted to unearthing and exploring forces that are untying the connective threads of contemporary society. The subject at hand is crude oil specifically, the depletion of petroleum from the earth, in an era when consumption threatens to exceed supply. He said he caught many oil and gas companies lying and cheating to avoid paying the full royalties owed. A crude awakening is a documentary film from directors basil gelpke and ray mccormack. A crude awakening is a slick documentary that leaves the viewer in no doubt about an impending oil crisis. In case prices at the gas pump havent scared the bejesus out of you, just pop a crude awakening. A crude awakening paints a picture so much grimmer than anything americans have seen in their lifetimes.
I had the pleasure of watching basil gelpke and ray mccormacks new film a crude awakening recently, and was very impressed. Oil is hydrocarbons that grew up in the earth when source rock full of organic inclusions sank to just the right depthnot too little. Jul 29, 2007 a crude awakening paints a picture so much grimmer than anything americans have seen in their lifetimes. The quotation is repeated in a crude awakeningbut the film doesnt seem to understand its meaning. Crude awakening is the rollicking story of politics in americas last frontier and oil provincealaska, the nations most wild and mysterious state, where politics and oil blurred on the day wildcatters struck it big in 1968. Directed by swiss firsttime filmmakers basil gelpke and ray mccormack, this somber, wellcrafted documentary argues that oil, what it calls the. The oil crash, premiered at sxsw 2006 and i always had high hopes for it.
An unforgettable and shocking wakeup call, a crude awakening offers the rocksolid argument that the era of cheap oil is in the past. Directed by 3 writing credits 2 cast 21 produced by 3 music by 2 cinematography by 2. Relentless and cleareyed, this intensivelyresearched film drills deep into. Crude awakening to combat the worst environmental disaster in american history, bp and the coast guard dumped nearly 2 million gallons of a chemical dispersant called corexit into the gulf. Basil gelpke and ray mccormacks groundbreaking film on peak oil. The oil crash is a 2006 documentary film about peak oil, produced and directed by basil gelpke and ray mccormack. A theatrical documentary on the planets dwindling oil resources.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pbiff. Crude oil is composed of numerous chemicals, many of which can be harmful to touch and to breathe. Gelpke and mccormack suggest that if western society fails to reinvent itself altogether via such innovations. According to a utah department of health fact sheet released shortly after the spill, of all the components of crude oil, vocs were of special concern. Relentless and cleareyed, this intensivelyresearched film drills deep into the uncomfortable realities of a world that is both addicted to fossil fuels and blissfully unaware of the looming peak oil crisis. Crude awakening and the enemy of my enemy episode 9. Heather martin was a senior at columbine high school in colorado when two teenagers shot and killed 12 students and one teacher. The methodological simplicity of a crude awakening makes for a good campaigning documentary. An onshore pipeline ruptured on may 19, 2015, tarring our coastal front yard with at least 140,000 gallons of thick crude oil. The subject at hand is crude oil specifically, the depletion of petroleum from the earth, in an. Building a crudeoilbased economy is like planning a.
Yes, the tanker market is back and going full bore with rates up across the board and strong quarterly earnings performances. A crude awakening forces the viewer to acknowledge and consider the looming oil crisis. A crude awakening dogwoof documentary distribution. Basil gelpke and ray mccormacks nonfiction treatise crude awakening joins maxed out, an inconvenient truth, and other recent documentaries devoted to unearthing and exploring forces that are. More than a decade later, 12 people were killed and dozens more injured in a shooting at an aurora movie theater, just miles from where martin lived. Relentless and cleareyed, this intensivelyresearched film drills deep into the uncomfortable realities of a world that is both addicted to fossil fuels and blissfully. A crude awakening isnt exactly a daybrightener, but gelpke and mccormack are comprehensive and impartial in their inquiry, which makes for an informative examination of a vitally important subject. Sexual activity involving feces, similar to the cleveland steamer find a victim that has passed out with their shoes on. The film contains contemporary footage interspersed with news and commercial footage from the growth heyday of petroleum. A sinister soundtrack and dramatically blunt sound bites from those in the know combine to create an extremely gloomy picture of the future of the oil industry and, indeed, our whole civilisation. The overtone of the film is speculative but admonitory. Definition of a rude awakening in the idioms dictionary.
Nov 30, 2012 this pin was discovered by kevin bird. The refugio oil spill was a rude awakening for us at patagonia. The oil crash into the dvd player, and you just might end up with night terrors. Crude awakening now at their highest since the gulf war, petroleum prices are roiling markets, worrying businesses and igniting angry protests. This is a crude awakening by socprof on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. See more ideas about oil spill, bp oil and crude oil. The oil crash, premiered at sxsw 2006 and i always had high hopes for. A crude awakening the oilcrash remarkable encounters. May 02, 2008 crude awakening is the number one doc on itunes. Crude awakening is the number one doc on itunes indiewire. Living in a northern never land, where oil companies and the federal government kept the state living high and wild, a. It shut down beaches, greased marine protected areas and killed or injured several hundred birds and marine mammals.
Shane smith heads to louisiana to report on the lasting effects of the bp oil spill. Back in 1995, congress passed the deep water royalty relief act that reduced the amount of royalties oil and gas companies had to pay. Unlike many recent anticorporate docs, it doesnt point at individuals but paints an. The other 30% is used for synthetic products such as. Nov 17, 2017 heather martin was a senior at columbine high school in colorado when two teenagers shot and killed 12 students and one teacher. May 18, 2018 a crude awakening forces the viewer to acknowledge and consider the looming oil crisis. Jun 11, 2007 a crude awakening, the movie for online videos weve mentioned on peak oil see also. Crude awakening cover story salt lake city salt lake. Directed by basil gelpke, raymond mccormack, reto caduff.
A crude awakening, the movie for online videos weve mentioned on peak oil see also. Crude awakening a big oil company bleeds an estimated 4 million gallons of oil into the soil of mantua, a rich residential community in fairfax county. The film contains contemporary footage interspersed with news and commercial footage. Extras include extended interviews with four participants and bonus chapter petrostates. Its collaborative execution brings together eight different artists who have. Crude premiered on january 18, 2009 at the sundance film festival and had its theatrical premiere on september 9, 2009, at the ifc center in new york city.
Oct 17, 20 licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of nonesuch. Wade adams, abdul samad alawadi, ray mccormack, basil gelpke, reto caduff. Nov 11, 2007 a crude awakening is a slick documentary that leaves the viewer in no doubt about an impending oil crisis. But instead of helping clean up the spill, corexit made things worse. The film has had a small number of screenings in various parts of the world, and is due to be shown in a small number of cinemas in the uk in april. At the time, when gas prices were fairly low, the move was. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of plg uk classics. And the oil age wont end for a lack of oil, either. A documentary that offers a rocksolid argument that the era of cheap oil is in the past. Oct 31, 2010 crude awakening is the rollicking story of politics in americas last frontier and oil provincealaska, the nations most wild and mysterious state, where politics and oil blurred on the day wildcatters struck it big in 1968. This documentary should be required viewing for every american. One barrel of oil can perform the same amount of work as 12 people working one year.
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