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Sheffield DocFest · 2009

Sheffield DocFest 2009

Green Strand

A collection of documentaries about climate change, ecology, conservation, and what organisations and individuals are doing to change the way we treat our planet.

Programme

7 films · 3 reviews

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The Blood Of The Rose

The story of conservationist Joan Root, who died trying to protect Lake Naivasha in Kenya.

(Country: UK, Japan, Germany; Year: 2009; Director: Henry Singer)

The Cove

Review preview for The Cove

Scratch the good-looking surface and The Cove's contentions start to look very wobbly.

Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
Documentary exploring dolphin killing in Japan.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Louie Psihoyos; Writer: Mark Monroe; Stars: Ric O'Barry) , Official site , Trailer

Full review See: Sundance Diary: Day Eight

Earth Days

The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Robert Stone; Writer: Robert Stone)

See: Sundance Diary: Day Five

Haynesville: The Relentless Hunt For An Energy Tomorrow (Haynesville: A Nation's Hunt for an Energy Future)

Review preview for Haynesville: The Relentless Hunt For An Energy Tomorrow

The argument at the heart of Kallenberg's film is a very strong one, succinctly put.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
A documentary looking at what happens to the people who find they are living atop America's largest natural gas field.

(Country: US; Year: 2009; Director: Gregory Kallenberg; Writer: Gregory Kallenberg) , Official site

Full review See: Interview with Haynesville director Gregory Kallenberg

Petropolis, Aerial Perspectives On The Alberta Tar Sands

Review preview for Petropolis, Aerial Perspectives On The Alberta Tar Sands

In my job I see a lot of beautifully shot films, but the cinematography in this one is simply breathtaking.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
An exploration of the clash between oil-hungry industry and those determined to protect a fragile ecological resource.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2009; Director: Peter Mettler)

Full review See: Interview with Spencer Tripp about Petropolis

Shelter In Place

Meet one of the impoverished Texan communities regularly suffering as a result of petrochemical pollution which is allegedly accidental.

(Country: UK; Year: 2009; Director: Zed Nelson)

A Time Comes: The Story Of The Kingsnorth Six

A look at the trial of the Greenpeace activists who climbed up the chimney at Kingsnorth power station to unfurl a protest banner.

(Country: UK; Year: 2009; Director: Nick Broomfield)