Philip French 

Dirty Oil

Convincing documentary on the swathes of Alberta devastated to provide oil for North America, says Philip French
  
  

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The Syncrude plant, northern Alberta, shown in the film Dirty Oil. Photograph: Jiri Rezac/Greenpeace Photograph: Jiri Rezac/Jiri Rezac/ GREENPEACE

This convincing, no-nonsense Canadian-financed documentary draws attention to the Florida-size area of northern Alberta that has been devastated by open pit mines to provide oil for the North American market. It's directed by a specialist in documentaries about the movie business, in which she was reared as the granddaughter of Disney animator Ub Iwerks, creator of Mickey Mouse. TV is its natural home.

 

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