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The Big Fix
Uncovering the Truth behind the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
| Length: | 89 min |
| Released: | 2012 |
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A Josh and Rebecca Tickell Film
Executive Produced by: Tim Robbins, Maggie Wachsberger, and Peter Fonda
Associate Produced by: Jason Mraz
On Earth Day, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst oil spill in history. Until the oil well was capped nearly five months later, 205 million gallons of crude oil and more than 1.78 million gallons of chemical dispersant spread into the sea. It was one of the largest man-made environmental catastrophes in American history.
According to the global news media, the story ended when the well was capped—but that's when the real story began. By exposing the root causes of the oil spill and what really happened after the news cameras left the Gulf States, The Big Fix reveals a vast network of corruption and an outrageous cover up. Uncensored journalists, local people whose health suffered dramatically, and scientists who had not been bought off by BP, describe the cataclysmic effects of the spill. The Big Fix is an unforgettable indictment of a government that allowed corporate profit to triumph over the common good.
Executive Produced by: Tim Robbins, Maggie Wachsberger, and Peter Fonda
Associate Produced by: Jason Mraz
On Earth Day, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst oil spill in history. Until the oil well was capped nearly five months later, 205 million gallons of crude oil and more than 1.78 million gallons of chemical dispersant spread into the sea. It was one of the largest man-made environmental catastrophes in American history.
According to the global news media, the story ended when the well was capped—but that's when the real story began. By exposing the root causes of the oil spill and what really happened after the news cameras left the Gulf States, The Big Fix reveals a vast network of corruption and an outrageous cover up. Uncensored journalists, local people whose health suffered dramatically, and scientists who had not been bought off by BP, describe the cataclysmic effects of the spill. The Big Fix is an unforgettable indictment of a government that allowed corporate profit to triumph over the common good.
“The Big Fix is an enraged exposé of the crimes of Big Oil, specifically BP, which has been accused of negligence and of taking shortcuts that helped lead to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig off the Louisiana coast in April 2010. The film’s conspiratorial viewpoint makes sense and is probably accurate.”
—The New York Times
“The scathing documentary The Big Fix investigates questions of corporate negligence and political corruption surrounding last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its lingering aftereffects on the Gulf Coast.”
—The Los Angeles Times
“Beginning as a nose-to-the-ground investigation into the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell’s doc expands into a damning indictment of the government-lobbyist revolving door, the campaign finance system and corporate capitalism in general.”
—Time Out New York
—The New York Times
“The scathing documentary The Big Fix investigates questions of corporate negligence and political corruption surrounding last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its lingering aftereffects on the Gulf Coast.”
—The Los Angeles Times
“Beginning as a nose-to-the-ground investigation into the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell’s doc expands into a damning indictment of the government-lobbyist revolving door, the campaign finance system and corporate capitalism in general.”
—Time Out New York
Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection Opening Night Movie – New Orleans Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection – Best of Fest – IDFA 2011
Official Selection – Boulder International Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection – DC Environmental Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection – Hawaii International Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection Opening Night Movie – New Orleans Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection – Best of Fest – IDFA 2011
Official Selection – Boulder International Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection – DC Environmental Film Festival, 2011
Official Selection – Hawaii International Film Festival, 2011
