Picturehouse Green Screen is proud to present BURNING SKIES, a curated evening of five stand-out short films shining a light into the dark hidden corners of the oil industry.
Pouring Water on Troubled Oil
26 mins / Dir. Nariman Massoumi
Dylan Thomas’s extraordinary 1951 journey into the heart of Iran’s oil industry.
Offshore
19 mins / Dir. Hazel Falck
A documentary bringing together perspectives on working in offshore oil and gas and renewable energy. It explores what the coming energy transition means for workers around the North Sea.
The Shutdown
10 mins / Dir. Adam Stafford
Writer Alan Bissett describes growing up in the ‘bladerunner-lie’ shadow of Grangemouth Oil refinery where his father had a life-changing accident.
Last Gasp
17 mins / Dir. Tom Cholmondeley
A powerful drama with David Suchet playing an oil shareholder forced to confront the dark secrets of his investments.
Martha's Delta
13 mins / Dir. Simpa Samson
The Niger Delta is home to the third largest mangrove ecosystem in the world, but the area has been plagued by oil extraction. Activist Martha Agbani has dedicated her life to restoring the local environment.
