1. Prospecting for Prosperity
Introduction to the oil industry of India in the post-colonial period.
2. Laibach – A Film from Slovenia
In the video film shots from the tour are interspersed with acted scenes, video clips and theoretical reflections of Slavoj Žižek and critic Chris Bohn. Together they form a compelling story about Laibach, controversial Slovene music group in the eighties.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
3. Digging in the Dirt
A documentary about the psychological costs of working in Alberta's oil sands and the mental health crisis that's been ignored for a decade.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
4. White Earth
An oil boom has drawn thousands to America’s Northern Plains in search of work. Against the backdrop of a cruel North Dakota winter, the stories of three children and an immigrant mother intertwine among themes of innocence, home, and the American Dream.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
5. Pirates: Threatening Global Trade (Pirates : menaces sur le commerce mondial)
The French researcher Bertrand Monnet visits pirates in Nigeria and Somalia to learn how they make money from oil theft and kidnapping.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
6. L’or du golfe (L’or du golfe)
(L’or du golfe)
7. Iran: The Hundred Year War (Iran : une puissance dévoilée)
What kind of world power is Iran becoming, and how will Western countries deal with it?
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
8. The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
9. Stagnant Hope: Gary, Indiana
Through archival photographs, raw modern day footage, and interviews you will witness the rise, fall and uncertain future of Gary, Indiana; while examining the many perceptions and misconceptions about the city.
10. Scotland's First Oil Rush
Documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of West Lothian. Presented by geologist Professor Iain Stewart.
11. La baia dei lupi (La baia dei lupi)
(La baia dei lupi)
12. There's No Business Like No Business
On behalf of the Arvin Corporation, Buster Keaton demonstrates the importance of using Maremont auto parts for potential repairs while running a petrol station.
13. Oil (Нефть)
Found footage short about oil.
14. Gas-Fieber (Gas-Fieber)
(Gas-Fieber)
15. GasHole
Documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. The film takes a wide, yet detailed examination of our dependence on foreign supplies of Oil. What are the causes that led from America turning from a leading exporter of oil to the world's largest importer?
It has an average vote of 6.25 on TMDB.
16. From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich (Diese Briten, diese Deutschen)
This first co-production between the GDR and Great Britain is intended to contribute to an understanding of the situation and attitudes of millions of working people in opposing social orders. Using the example of shipyard workers, fishermen, the brigade and family of a trade union active cook and unemployed person of various ages and professions in Newcastle on the one hand and a brigade of crane operators of the Warnowwerft and fishermen of the Warnemünde cooperative on the other hand, insights into the way of life and attitudes of people of our time are to be conveyed.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
17. First Daughter and the Black Snake
The “Prophecy of the 7th Fire” says a “black snake” will bring destruction to the earth. For Winona LaDuke, the “black snake” is oil trains and pipelines. When she learns that Canadian-owned Enbridge plans to route a new pipeline through her tribe’s 1855 Treaty land, she and her community spring into action to save the sacred wild rice lakes and preserve their traditional indigenous way of life. Launching an annual spiritual horse ride along the proposed pipeline route, speaking at community meetings and regulatory hearings. Winona testifies that the pipeline route follows one of historical and present-day trauma. The tribe participates in the pipeline permitting process, asserting their treaty rights to protect their natural resources. LaDuke joins with her tribe and others to demand that the pipelines’ impact on tribal people’s resources be considered in the permitting process.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. Bad River
Wisconsin's tribe's ongoing fight to protect Lake Superior for future generations. "Bad River" shows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's long history of activism and resistance in the context of continuing legal battles with Enbridge Energy over its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Line 5 pipeline has been operating on 12 miles of the Bad River Band's land with expired easements for more than a decade. The Band and the Canadian company have been locked in a legal battle over the pipeline since 2019.
19. Plant of Ford Motor Company - Antwerp
Short documentary on the Antwerp Ford Motor Company plant.
20. Orphaned
Through the eyes of ex-engineer, now filmmaker Gillian McKercher, Orphaned explores the huge task of cleaning up thousands of idle oil and gas wells in the prairies before it's too late.
