OIL & WATER IN THE NEWS
CROSSCUT: Film review
A captivating, coming of age story - with sludge... MORE
NPR: Here & Now
Ecuadorian Drilling Damage Inspires Documentary... MORE
EcoWatch names Oil & Water to TOP 10 list
10 Best Eco-Docs of 2014... MORE
The California Sunday Magazine
Homeward: When Hugo Lucitante was a boy, his tribe sent him away... MORE
Business Insider
What Incoming Ivy League Freshmen Are Reading (and watching) This Summer... MORE
School Library Journal
“Oil & Water” drills deep into the issue of conservation | DVD Pick... MORE
Seattle Times catches up with Hugo
On a mission to save the Cofán of Ecuador... MORE
Grist.org interviews Oil & Water star David Poritz
Is a greener oil industry possible? ... MORE
HHCelebTV.com film review
Real Life Action Heroes - How two young boys took on an oil giant ... MORE
Crosscut review
Oil & Water - How SIFF movie gives a face to a vital causes... MORE
PRN.FM Progressive Radio Network
This week’s featured film is Oil & Water... MORE
The CampChuck Reviewer
Imagine a boy who has never even been inside an automobile being sent to the U.S. ... MORE
GreenBiz: Two Steps Forward
Equitable Origin: Can this 20-something clean up drilling and fracking?... MORE
CS Globe - The World Online
Hugo Luciatante grew up with the burden of saving his people. ... MORE
Golden Gate Xpress
Cofan tribe leader shares an important message about oil production with SF State... MORE
Camera In the Sun Q&A with Francine Strickwerda
Camera sits down with co-director for a long chat about Oil & Water... MORE
COX Hub talks with Laurel Spellman Smith on the road in R.I.
Meet the filmmakers at the Rhode Island International Film Festival... MORE
Seattle Weekly interviews Oil & Water star Hugo Lucitante
The subject of a new documentary, Hugo was sent to the U.S. at age 10 to ultimately help his oil-ravaged village ... MORE
Oil & Water Awarded Major Funding From Independent Television Service - ITVS!
Stir It Up Productions is thrilled to have full funding to finish Oil & Water! MORE
Oil & Water Garners MacArthur Documentary Film Grant
MacArthur, which has supported independently produced film and video for 30 years, today announced eight grants — totaling $1.23 million — for documentary film projects. MORE
Regional filmmakers Showcase Connections to Damaged Rainforest
When Americans hear the word “oil,” it’s often in conjunction with gas prices or the latest stock market price. But for members of Ecuador’s Cofan Tribe, oil is more than an economic issue. The world’s oil consumption has had severe consequences for this indigenous group of people – their culture, health, and environment where they have subsisted for thousands of years. MORE
Oil & Water Goes to Good Pitch!
Working Films, in collaboration with The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, is delighted to announce the first West Coast edition of the Good Pitch, hosted by the SOCAP10 conference at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. MORE
Oil & Water Awarded Spot at IFP’s Independent Film Week
August 12, 2010 (New York, NY) – Gearing up for its 32nd edition this September 19-23, 2010, IFP announced its slate of projects for the Project Forum today, part of Independent Film Week (formerly known as the IFP Market). Hosted by IFP – the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit for independent film – the Week consists of a number of initiatives aimed at building industry interest for new work, as well as general audience support for independent film projects. MORE
Chicken & Egg Pictures Awards Oil & Water Environmental Film Grant
Nine projects have been named as the recipients of the Chicken & Egg Pictures winter grants. Chicken & Egg Pictures is a hybrid film fund and non-profit production company specialized in supporting women filmmakers. These grants are the first to come from the Which Came First Fund, an open call seeking submissions for narratives dealing with some of today's most pressing environmental issues. MORE
Oil & Water on Kickstarter
Forty-three backers donated $9,661 to the production, nearly doubling the goal! MORE