Carbon Connection and Crude - screenings and discussion

This event has already taken place and ended on 1 Nov 2009

Following the screening there will be discussion on issues raised in the films, led by members of PLATFORM. 

Crude
A polished and haunting work of humanistic journalism from acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger, Crude is the story of the infamous ‘Amazon Chernobyl’ case: one of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuits on the planet, which pitted 30,000 rainforest dwellers against the U.S. oil giant Chevron, accused of systematically contaminating one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth.
Dir. Joe Berliger, USA, 2009, 1h 40m+

Carbon Connection
At Grangemouth in Scotland, refineries pollute the air, causing emphesema and other illnesses. In Sao Jose di Buriti, in Brazil, that smog is ‘offset’ with plantations of eucalyptus trees – a ‘carbon neutral’ scheme that in fact causes untold environmental damage. This film follows groups of people from each community who make their own films about living at the sharp end of the carbon market. Fenceline Films, 2008, 40m

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C Words film & events season

A programme of film and events to accompany C Words: Carbon, Climate, Capital, Culture - an exhibition by artist-activist group PLATFORM and their collaborators.