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Examines the humanitarian, environmental and economic devastation caused by 50 years of oil extraction in Nigeria's Niger Delta. In the summer of 2008, militants from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) declared an "oil war" in Nigeria. Escalating unrest and ki...

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Other Authors: Wood, Leslye (Screenwriter), Freidberg, Jill (Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Ijo
Language Notes:In English with some Ijo dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, [2009]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects > Nigeria > Niger River Delta.
Petroleum industry and trade > Social aspects > Nigeria > Niger River Delta.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > Nigeria.
Power resources > Environmental aspects > Nigeria > Niger River Delta.
Poverty > Nigeria > Niger River Delta.
Protest movements > Nigeria > Niger River Delta.
Environmental justice > Nigeria.
Niger River Delta (Nigeria) > Social conditions.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect social > Nigeria > Niger, Delta du.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect politique > Nigeria.
Ressources énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement > Nigeria > Niger, Delta du.
Pauvreté > Nigeria > Niger, Delta du.
Contestation > Nigeria > Niger, Delta du.
Justice environnementale > Nigeria.
Niger, Delta du (Nigeria) > Conditions sociales.
Environmental justice
Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects
Petroleum industry and trade > Social aspects
Poverty
Power resources > Environmental aspects
Protest movements
Social conditions
Nigeria
Nigeria > Niger River Delta
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Summary:Examines the humanitarian, environmental and economic devastation caused by 50 years of oil extraction in Nigeria's Niger Delta. In the summer of 2008, militants from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) declared an "oil war" in Nigeria. Escalating unrest and kidnappings by militants have shut down as much as 40% of oil production in the region. Meanwhile, the people of the Delta continue to suffer as they have for half a century. Billions of dollars of crude oil are pumped out from beneath their feet while they live in desperate poverty without means of a livelihood in a decimated environment. Oil spills, dredging and acid rain from gas flaring have destroyed habitats, killed the fish population, fouled the soil and poisoned the villagers. Their villages lack potable water, sanitation, infrastructure, healthcare, schools and jobs. The filmmaker was imprisoned by the Nigerian military during the making of the film.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2009.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 94 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:01:33:41
Awards:Won 2009 Seattle International Film Festival, Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award
Won 2009 Women Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Female Images in a Movie
Second Prize 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Best Feature Documentary
Production Credits:Writters, Leslye Wood, Jill Freidberg, Sandy Cioffi ; cinematography, Sean Porter ; editing, Jill Freidberg ; original score, Julie Wolf.