Oil on Ice

Oil on Ice (2004)

Actor Peter Coyote narrates this in-depth documentary that examines the raging controversy over drilling for black gold in a 1.5-million-acre area of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The film follows the efforts of environmentalists and Alaskan natives to protect the site from oil exploration and development, dramatizing the choice between fossil fuel technologies and those that take advantage of renewable energy resources.

Date of release
2004-05-31
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
57m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Dale Djerassi, Bo Boudart

Casting

Interesting facts

Oil on Ice is a 2004 documentary film directed by Bo Boudart and Dale Djerassi. It explores the Arctic Refuge drilling controversy in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the impact of oil and gas development on the land, wildlife, and lives of the Gwich'in Athabascan Indians and Inupiat Eskimos.

Production

Oil on Ice was sponsored by Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) and was filmed on location in Alaska, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. To promote and market the film, Steve Michelson engaged fourteen non-profit organizations, including the Sierra Club, members of which hosted thousands of house parties to screen and distribute materials about the film, and to promote grassroots efforts to prevent ANWR drilling.

The film premiered at Mountainfilm in Telluride on May 31, 2004, and was released on DVD on September 6, 2005. The soundtrack CD Oil on Ice by William Susman, featuring cellist Joan Jeanrenaud, was released on October 16, 2007.

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