The Big Fix (2012)

Directed by

Josh Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two filmmakers travel along the Gulf of Mexico coast after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. They talk to residents whose lives were changed and argue that BP used a chemical dispersant to make the beaches and water seem safe.

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What happens

The Big Fix is a 2012 documentary film about two filmmakers, Josh and Rebecca Tickell, as they travel along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico meeting the residents whose lives were changed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The film argues that BP has utilized the oil dispersant Corexit in the Gulf to create the illusion that the Louisiana beaches are safe and the water (and seafood) uncontaminated. The film briefly features an interview with G4S security guard Omar Mateen, who four years later would perpetrate the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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