Sweet Crude (2009)

Directed by

Sandy Cioffi

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the situation in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, where local communities face exploitation and conflict. The filmmakers show the human and environmental costs of oil production and the calls for justice and change.

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What happens

Sweet Crude is a documentary film about Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta directed by Sandy Cioffi. 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. 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 crew was taken into custody and subsequently handed over to the Nigerian State Security Services. They were held for seven days without being charged and without access to legal counsel. They were released Friday, April 18. From the Sweet Crude website: The region is seething and the global stakes are high. But in this moment, there’s an opportunity to find solutions. What if the world paid attention before it was too late? (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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