DVD Release Date: June 19, 2012
Price: DVD $ $24.95
Studio: Green Planet Productions
The 2011 documentary film The Big Fix recounts the events surrounding the 2010 sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico and paints a disturbing picture of the aftermath of the largest oil spill in America’s history.
Directed by the husband-and-wife filmmaking team Josh and Rebecca Harrell Tickell (Fuel), the film contains interviews with scientists, government officials, journalists, attorneys and Gulf States natives. It sets out to reveal the powerful political and corporate system that put profits over the health and long-term sustainability of people and the environment in the aftermath of the spill. The film posits that no matter what the petroleum and government officials say, the oil is still coming ashore, the seafood industry is wiped out, and many people of the locals are sick.
Most disturbingly, Rebecca Harrell Tickell became ill after being exposed to an oil-related mixture while filming. Her health struggle is examined in the film.
The Big Fix, acclaimed in 2011 as the only Official Selection documentary of the Cannes Film Festival, is executive produced by Tim Robbins, Maggie Wachsberger and Peter Fonda. Also on board as an associate producer is Jason Mraz, who contributes a new song, “Collapsible Plans,” to the film.
Bonus features on the DVD include the following:
- Directors’ Commentary
- An update from the directors
- Deleted scenes
- Jason Mraz interview
- ‘How to Get Your Car Off Oil’ video
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