H2Oil

EverwonderwhereAmericagetsmostofitsoil?IfyouthoughtitwasSaudiArabiaorIraqyouarewrong.America’sbiggestoilsupplierhasquicklybecomeCanada’soilsands.LocatedunderAlberta’spristineborealforests,theprocessofoilsandsextractionusesupto4barrelsoffreshwatertoproduceonlyonebarrelofcrudeoil.<br/>　　Itgoeswithoutsayingthatwater—itsdepletion,exploitation,privatizationandcontamination—hasbecomethemostimportantissuetofacehumanityinthiscentury.Atthesametime,thewarforoiliswellunderwayacrosstheglobe.Astruggleisincreasinglybeingfoughtbetweenwaterandoil,notonlyoverthem.<br/>　　Alberta’soilsandsareatthecentreofthistension.Astheprovincerushestowardsalarge-scaleextraction,thesocial,ecologicalandhumanimpactsarehittingacrisispoint.Inonlyafewshortyearsthecontinentwillbeacrisscrossofpipelines,reachingfromthearcticallthewaytothesouthernUS,leavingtoxicwaterbasinsthesizeofLakeOntario,andsurface-minesaslargeasFlorida.<br/>　　H2Oilfollowsavoyageofdiscovery,heartbreakandpoliticizationinthestoriesofthoseattemptingtodefendwaterinAlbertaagainsttarsandsexpansion.Unlikelyalliancesarebuiltandlivesarechangedastheycomeupagainstthelargestindustrialprojectinhumanhistory.<br/>　　Ultimatelyweaskwhatismoreimportant,oilorwater?Andwhatwillbeourresponse?<br/>　　WithhopeandcourageH2Oiltellsthestoryofoneofthemostsignificant,anddestructiveprojectsofourtime.<br/>　　H2Oilwillbereleasedasafeaturelengthdocumentaryin2009,withapremieratHotDocsonMay8th,2009.TelevisionversionsofH2OilwillbeairedonGlobalTVandTélé-Québeclaterintheyear.Moredatesandscreeninglocationstobeannounced.