A new documentary on the niger delta by sandy cioffi. Sweet crude is a documentary film that reveals the sad realities about the struggle that oil has brought to the niger delta. All music and lyrics written and performed by sweet crude. Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated and never forgotten.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Oil price slide accelerates on crude inventory build. Sweet crude oil contains very less amounts of sulfur and related contents such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. Berlinger, who with crude is having his fourth film. Sure, the seven members of sweet crude are kinda young and kinda scrawny and their clothes suggest a gapmeetsgaranimals flare. The small, shared world behind the documentaries crude. After three great years together, several successful series and even a bafta, we at sweet crude collective have decided to go our separate ways.
Sweet crude is the story of nigerias niger delta the human and environmental consequences of 50 years of oil extraction and the members of a new insurgency who, in the three years after the filmmakers met them as college students, became the young men of the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta mend. This seattlemade documentary journeys to the region to examine the complex powder keg situation that could have drastic local and. The film is subtitled in english, spanish, and french to add to the audience reach. Droplet formation from a liquid film over a rotating cylinder. Oporoza villager sandra, cinematographer sean porter, journalist ibiba don pedro, director sandy cioffi and womens leader helen lelekumo during filming on the niger delta waterways, august 2006. Sweet crude oil is a type of crude oil that is determined based on its sulfur content. With that mission in mind, the young new orleans groups seven members sing, write and play joyous, inventive pop. In discussing the economic realities of one of africas most populated regions.
Its actually a hard hitting, mildly scary lesson about the carbon cycle and the environmental changes that occur when its. The subject at hand is crude oil specifically, the depletion of petroleum from the earth, in an era when consumption threatens. The film features accounts of brutal military repression of protesters, including women, in the delta, the role of oil companies in the. This supermajor is about to slash permian oil production. The documentarys findings reveal an untilnow hidden opportunity in afghani oil and gas reserves to rebuild the country destroyed by decades of wardata gleaned from seismic surveys conducted. I was hoping you could send me infomation of a release date of the documentary and any other info. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Skyler stroup is raising funds for sweet crude first full length album on kickstarter. Director sandy cioffi with village kids, oporoza, niger delta, august 2006. The film has received many awards since being released in 2009, and has just been signed with a distributor for worldwide distribution. On april 12, 2008, members of the sweet crude filmmaking crew were detained by the nigerian military joint task force while traveling by boat in the niger delta. The documentary film sweet crude tells the story of nigerias niger delta.
The region is seething and the global stakes are high. With the dvd release, we hope that a new round of screenings will be inspired in living rooms all over the world. Oporoza villager sandra, cinematographer sean porter, journalist ibiba don pedro, director sandy cioffi and womens leader helen lelekumo during filming on. Sweet crude is a documentary film about nigerias oilrich niger delta directed by sandy cioffi. A type of oil that meets certain content requirements, including low levels of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. Fifty years of crude oil extraction has enriched the oil companies and nigerian. While the situation on the ground has shifted, sweet crude is as pertinent as ever, especially as oil issues hit hard in many countries beyond nigeria. Sweet crude trailer you can also view and share this trailer on facebook or youtube. Despite the valuable crude oil that flows from the ground beneath their feet, the impoverished villagers in the niger delta wage a daily struggle to survive. As the oil industry continues to struggle with oil price shocks, the u. Largest oil glut in history could force crude prices even. Crude impact is an awardwinning documentary film which chris vernon of called a terrific film the best documentary i have seen on the subject.
Sweet crude was, hands down, the most fresh and interesting documentary i saw at full frame sweet crude tells the largely unknown story behind todays increasingly urgent headlines from a volatile region where people are desperate and unrest is growing. Crude is a 2009 american documentary film directed and produced by joe berlinger. This feature film explores the interconnection between human domination of the planet, and the discovery and use of oil. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Sweet crude shows the humanity behind the statistics, events and highly sensationalized media portrayal of the region. Season 1 15m 54s film critic robert horton speaks with sandy cioffi, director of sweet crude about her. Its nile delta area teems with oil and the film deals with the environmental consequences as well as the contrast of the social classes. She was recently arrested by the nigerian military and held. This is an important movie, and very actual indeed, now that bps crude politics produced another environmental megadisaster in the gulf of mexico, that will affect the north atlantic ocean, and beyond.
Its actually a hard hitting, mildly scary lesson about the carbon cycle and the environmental changes that occur when its disrupted. The documentary film sweet crude is the story of the niger delta. Similarly to a crude awakening, it brings an alarming news. But in this moment, theres an opportunity to find solutions. To download the docuweeks tm program in new york, click here. Sweet crude is a documentary about the oilladen niger delta of nigeria. The film premiered in april 2009 at the full frame documentary film festival and has since screened at 30 film festivals around the world and has won numerous awards. Season 1 15m 54s film critic robert horton speaks with sandy cioffi, director of sweet crude about her choice to not make being arrested during filming. Sweet crude is a documentary film about the niger delta of nigeria the humanitarian and environmental devastation there in the wake of 50 years of unregulated oil extraction, the history of non. The documentarian in 2009, filmmaker joe berlinger released crude, a documentary that followed key players in a multibilliondollar classaction lawsuit against.
Refiners were and continue to be concerned about blending of incompatible crudes into the domestic sweet stream and the detrimental effect this has on refinery economics and operations. Sandy cioffi on nigerian oil, riki ott looking back at exxon valdez. Immense wealth and abject poverty stand in stark contrast. Fishing in the niger delta, with fire from the chevron escravos terminal in the background, in sweet crude. 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. Drillers face doomsday scenario as some crude blends. It follows a twoyear portion of an ongoing class action lawsuit against the chevron corporation in ecuador synopsis. This seattlemade documentary journeys to the region to examine the complex powder keg situation that. Commissioned by documentary channel and set to bow at the. This seattlemade documentary journeys to the region to examine the complex powder keg situation that could have drastic local and global effects. Sandy ciof sandi ciofs longterm documentary film project. Free from nigerian military custody, sweet crude director sandy.
Sandy cioffis documentary sweet crude from 2009 screens wednesday night at 7pm at uwms union theatre. Set against a stunning backdrop of niger delta footage, the film gives voice to the regions complex mix of stakeholders and. On va faire ca qui on peut, avec nos langues coupees en deux. Song nuestro juramento remasterizada artist julio jaramillo. Free from nigerian military custody, sweet crude director sandy cioffi on oil politics in the niger delta the nigerian government, along with foreign oil companies, have reaped enormous profits. Sweet crude, whose appeal lies in their playfully quirky, energetic compositions is made up of six young new orleans musicians who knows how to have fun on set with five people on the drums, weve got everybody singing, shouting, and dancing in.
Crude is a documentary about a class action suit brought by the indigenous populations of ecuador against chevronwho merged with texaco and. Crude is a documentary about a class action suit brought by the indigenous populations of ecuador against chevronwho merged with texaco and assumed their past liabilities including this one. I really appreciate the time you are all taking to make the documentary and open everybodys eyes to the truth. It follows a twoyear portion of an ongoing class action lawsuit against the chevron corporation in ecuador. Chevrons permian production, on which both chevron and exxon bet big last year, is expected to be about 125,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or 20 percent, below the previous guidance.
It is commonly known as sweet crude and it is easier to extract, process and transport. Sweet crude is a new orleans based louisiana band making new music with louisiana french. The quality of wti domestic sweet crude oil has been vitally important to refiners for decades. Sweet crude sweet crude indie rock louisianais onstage, they dont look like a traditional rock n roll band. I had to refrain myself for throwing things at my tv set every time the scientist working at chevron was being interviewed. Sweet crude im actually asking you to come with me into i hope a poetic place that moves you. Sweet crude is a documentary about the struggle of the nigerian people to improve their lot in life, and their ongoing battle against their government and a handful of powerful multinational corporations. Crude impact is a disturbing documentary discussing the issue of our dependence on fossil fuels, oil in particular. Aug 15, 2009 sweet crude pic is a classic example of urgent, righteousindignation agitprop cinema that succeeds in being not just angry, but art. Sweet crude wants to be a deeply rooted louisiana band in nontraditional ways. The skanner news sweet crude film to debut at seattle.
An amazing and insightful documentary by sandi cioffi, it looks at the appalling legacy of oil companies, in particular shell and chevron in the niger delta. Nidprodev was host and associate producer for sweet crude, the first full length documentary about the niger delta. The oil market is heading for the largest ever crude glut in the first half of 2020, which could be two to nearly four times bigger than the biggest surplus recorded so far. Abc tv is proud to present the world television premiere of crude, a superbly crafted, 90 minute documentary spanning 160 million years of the earths history to reveal the story of oil. In a small corner of the most populous country in africa, billions of dollars of crude oil flow under the feet of a desperate people. The film focuses on africa where poor and rich alike live side by side. Energy information administration reported a crude oil inventory build of 1. When the nigerian government repays their nonviolent resistance with violence, the people resort to militant means and form the movement for the emancipation of the. Most crude oil blends obtained from nigeria are classified as lightsweet crude oil blends. Sweet crude documentary film nidprodev was host and associate producer for sweet crude, the first full length documentary about the niger delta. We speak to sandy cioffi, director of the the upcoming documentary sweet crude. I actually started shooting super 8 film on my dads home movie camera when i was. This seattlemade documentary journeys to the region to examine the complex powder keg situation that could.
Venezuela is the wild card in the opec deal extension by jacob urban apr 10, 2017, 3. Sweet crude was an official selection at the 2009 full frame documentary film. Set against a stunning backdrop of niger delta footage, the film gives voice to the regions complex mix of stakeholders and invites the audience to learn the deeper story. Lucy bailey and andrew thompsons superb documentary. Set against a stunning backdrop of niger delta footage, the film gives voice to the regions complex mix of stakeholders and invites the audience to learn the. Crude the incredible journey of oil broadband edition.
Beginning in about 2005, the coqa began in earnest. Home film niger delta buy dvd news get in touch site map. Venezuela is the wild card in the opec deal extension. Sweet crude gets its name if it contains less than 0. Only binary blends of light crude oils produce linear viscositycomposition relationship. Based on real events, the documentary examines how millions of dollars worth of crude oil currently flow beneath the feet of impoverished people. Heavy louisiana sweet us e373 heidrun norway e295 hibernia canada e99 hls us e373 hungo angola e39 iran heavy iran e177 iran light iran e179 iranian light iran e179 isthmus mexico e235 karachaganak cond.
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