Sweet Crude
In a small corner of the most populous country in Africa, billions of dollars of crude oil flow under the feet of a desperate people. Immense wealth and abject poverty stand in stark contrast. The environment is decimated. Sweet Crude tells the story of Nigeria’s Niger Delta.
Winner of the SIFF Persistence of Vision Award and numerous other awards.
Winner of the SIFF Persistence of Vision Award and numerous other awards.
Jill Freidberg: Editor and Writer
Audience Choice Award Cinema Politica Awards 2011
Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision Seattle International Film Festival 2009
Special Jury Prize DMZ Docs: Korean International Documentary Film Festival 2009
Best Documentary Bahamas International Film Festival 2009
Best Feature Newburyport Documentary Film Festival 2009
Best Documentary Strasbourg International Film Festival 2009
Programmer’s Award Best Documentary Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2010
Audience Choice Award Cinema Politica Awards 2011
Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision Seattle International Film Festival 2009
Special Jury Prize DMZ Docs: Korean International Documentary Film Festival 2009
Best Documentary Bahamas International Film Festival 2009
Best Feature Newburyport Documentary Film Festival 2009
Best Documentary Strasbourg International Film Festival 2009
Programmer’s Award Best Documentary Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2010