FILM SCREENINGS

Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands

2009. Canada. Directed by Peter Mettler. “Located beneath 4.3 million hectares of boreal forest in Alberta, Canada, the tar sands are a mixture of sand, clay, and a heavy crude oil called bitumen that is either mined in open pits or extracted from underground by injecting superheated water” (Petropolis-film.com). Mettler, one of Canada’s leading media artists, aerially filmed a mining area the size of England, and his images speak far louder than words. Made for Greenpeace Canada. International Film Selection. 43 min.