Petropolis
Synopsis: Shot primarily from a helicopter, filmmaker Peter Mettler's "Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands" offers an unparalleled view of the world's largest industrial, capital and energy project.
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.
original title: Petropolis - Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands director: Peter Mettler
script: Peter Mettler camera: Peter Mettler, Ron Chapple
editor: Roland Schlimme
music: Gabriel Scotti & Vincent Hänni
genre: environmental doc
length: 43 min.
format: HD Cam
languages: English
year of production: CA 2009
producers: Sandy Hunter & Laura Severinac
executive producer: Spencer Tripp
production company: Greenpeace Canada
web: http://www.petropolis-film.com
festivals: 2009 - Visions du Réel Nyon, Toronto IFF
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