Crude Independence $21.95
Crude Independence is a documentary film about the heartland in the process of transplanting itself, and the new heart is pumping oil. In 2006, the United States Geological Survey estimated there to be more than 200 billion barrels of crude oil resting in a previously unreachable formation beneath western North Dakota. With the advent of new drilling technologies, oil companies from far and wide descended on small towns across the state with men and machinery in tow. Director Noah Hutton takes…
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Last updated: December 12, 2009, 5:51 pm
Crude Independence Customer reviews:
Average Rating: 5.0 Total Reviews: 4
(E. Mims, 2009-10-30) I was lucky enough to see this film at SXSW. Noah Hutton (DIR) really made an incredible film that stood out from the pack. I know we'll see more from him and I'm looking forward to his next film. Crude Independence is absolutely worth buying.
(Larry L. Fleming, 2009-10-03) It is said that you should never judge someone until you walk in their shoes. Crude Independence lets you walk in many of shoes and see that there is always a hidden price to pay for fame and fortune. Hard working farmers have oil on their land. Local businesses thrive from the oil boom. When we fill up our cars and trucks, you have just done the easy part. See what newly discovered oil can do to a small town in North Dakota. This small town could just as well be any small town. It's filled with good people that like their simple hard working life. What would happen to your town if big money can in looking for and found millions of barrels of oil. You have to watch this film to see. You get to see all sides of this story and then you are left to decide for yourself. What is the real price for this Crude Independence. If you haven't seen this film yet, get it. I look forward to other films by Couple3films and director Noah Hutton. [...]
(Mary Lynne, 2009-09-22) This film really takes you to a place in time and shows a side of our quest to move away from energy dependence. The cost, although still a story unravelling is eloquently told and unobtrusively shot in this even-handed drama about a small town named Stanley. There is a lightness to it as well, that reminded me of how close we all are to an imminent change if we continue on the road we are on. I really dug the music too!
(Matthew Diaz, 2009-09-18) Lucky enough to catch this film before it's release and really enjoyed it. Hutton's effort to reveal rather than instruct is effective in creating what turns out to be a complex and deeply moving portrait. Rather than take up a political agenda, the film, with it's long careful gaze, meditates on the plight facing the small town of Stanley. Hutton's steady hand is able to illuminate the subtle tropes of abandonment and loss and is a welcome guide for a subject that feels so delicate at points that it could vanish without more than a whisper. The result is poignant and deeply heartbreaking, and perhaps a far stronger call to action than could have been achieved by a more didactic approach.