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Event
- Title:
- Dirty Business Film Series: Crude
- When:
- 06.05.2010 18.30 h
- Where:
- Amnesty International: Human Rights Action Centre - Shoreditch
- Category:
- Films
Description
Free, booking required
Directed by Joe Berlinger. Running time 100 mins
Crude, a rage-making account of corporate colonialism, follows the progress of the $27 billion case against the Chevron Corporation, known as the “Amazon Chernobyl”. The film follows the class-action lawsuit filed by Ecuadoreans who contend their Amazonian jungle has been poisoned by Chevron. Berlinger intercuts footage of sludgy earth and cancer-stricken families with several compelling characters: a local Ecuadoran lawyer who makes his way into Vanity Fair’s “Green Issue”; a white Upper West Side advocate who shouts down his opponents; and a Tilda Swinton–esque mouthpiece for corporate interests.
“A gripping account of corporate malfeasance, striking a good balance between ecological elegy and real-life legal thriller.”Time Out London
The film will be followed by a discussion on the international campaign against Shell Oil
Venue
- Venue:
- Amnesty International: Human Rights Action Centre - Website
- Street:
- 17-25 New Inn Yard
- Postcode:
- EC2A 3EA
- City:
- Shoreditch
- Area/Borough:
- London
Description
As well as office space for staff and volunteers, the centre has public spaces available for hire by organisations working in the fields of human rights and social justice. It is an inspirational, practical and affordable space for people to come together to learn about, debate and campaign on human rights issues.
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