All’inizio del XX secolo, la scoperta del petrolio trasformò l’esistenza degli Osage che diventarono da un giorno all’altro immensamente ricchi. L’improvviso benessere di questi nativi americani attirò l’interesse dei bianchi che iniziarono a manipolare, estorcere e sottrarre con l’inganno i beni degli Osage fino a ricorrere all’omicidio. Una storia d’amore e tradimenti, delitti e misteri in un intrigo avvincente per la scoperta della verità.

Daniel Plainview è un cercatore d'argento che, alla fine dell'800 trova il petrolio nell'Ovest degli Stati Uniti. La sua ricchezza diventa considerevole, ma l'uomo, sempre più accecato da una misantropia assoluta, allontanerà da sé anche il figlio, precipitando sempre più nell'avidità del possesso.

Una piattaforma petrolifera crolla drammaticamente sulla costa norvegese. I ricercatori cercano di scoprire cosa è successo e si rendono conto che il drammatico evento è solo l'inizio di qualcosa di ancora più catastrofico.

L'America in guerra con il Medio Oriente, è alle prese con una paralizzante crisi del petrolio. A Tom, analista di Wall Street, viene proposta la mediazione di un affare lucrativo con un cartello russo di petrolio, a cui stava lavorando un suo caro amico morto improvvisamente.. Presto Tom scoprirà che negi affari non è tutto come sembra...

A policewoman returns with her young daughter to her hometown to care for her dying mother. The murder of a young girl will keep her there longer than expected. She will try to solve a case that no one seems to care about, risking everything on the path.

Ella Connors, che ha ereditato dal padre una fattoria e terreni da pascolo, rifiuta le proposte di acquisto di Erwin, il tiranno della zona. Avendo la donna venduto parte dei pascoli a due cowboys reduci di guerra, è contro di essi che Erwin manda i suoi sicari. Però Frank, uno dei cowboy, sopravvive e il suo aiuto sarà determinante nella lotta di Ella contro il dispotico e criminale possidente.

From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert. He recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out his apocalyptic vision of the future, spanning the crises in economics, energy, environment and more.

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.

Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.

In Louisiana, davanti a una palude popolata da alligatori, vive un ragazzo (Joseph Boudreaux) con la famiglia (Lionel Le Blanc ed E. Bienvenu) e il suo procione. Una compagnia trivella il terreno in cerca di petrolio e il ragazzo diventa amico degli operai. Quando il pozzo sta per essere abbandonato in seguito a una esplosione, il ragazzo usa i suoi metodi contro gli spiriti delle acque per farlo funzionare di nuovo

In this evocative meditation, a disturbing link is made between the resource extraction industries’ exploitation of the land and violence inflicted on Indigenous women and girls. Or, as one young woman testifies, “Just as the land is being used, these women are being used.”

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...

The causes underlying the collapse of civilizations are usually traced to overuse of resources. As we write this, the world is reeling from economic chaos, peak oil, climate change, environmental degradation, and political turmoil. Every day, the headlines re-hash stories of scandal and betrayal of the public trust. We don't have to make outraged demands for the end of the current global system - it seems to be coming apart already. But acts of courage, compassion and altruism abound, even in the most damaged places. By documenting the resilience of the people hit hardest by war and repression, and the heroism of those coming forward to confront the crisis head-on, END:CIV illuminates a way out of this all-consuming madness and into a saner future. Backed by Jensen's narrative, the film calls on us to act as if we truly love this land. The film trips along at a brisk pace, using music... Written by Franklin Lopez

A wildcatter and a geologist prospect for oil and love in West Texas.

This action thriller narrates the tale of Gunpowder and Timipre, two natives of Oloibiri, the town where oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria. Gunpowder engages in violent struggle in protest to the squalid living conditions in his community despite their oil wealth; accusing Timipre’s generation of doing nothing whilst their land was exploited and plundered.

Documentary about the two big resources in the North Atlantic, fish and oil, and the impact of their exploitation on the environment in various countries on both sides of the Atlantic.

Gli esperti dicono che nel corso dei prossimi cento anni la "tempesta perfetta" della crescita della popolazione, l'esaurimento delle risorse e il cambiamento climatico potrebbero convergere con risultati catastrofici. Gli scenari in Terra 2100 non sono una previsione di quello che accadrà, ma piuttosto un avvertimento su quello che potrebbe accadere.

The environmental measures taken by the oil industry at the Sullom Voe terminal in the Shetlands.

When layoffs are announced at a remote oilfield office, team morale deteriorates with both humorous, and heartbreaking, results. With support, and often-questionable guidance from her co-workers, new engineer Wendy must navigate personal ethics and corporate industry within one of the world's most controversial industries.

In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.