The Oil Machine to Premiere at Sheffield DocFest 2022

The Oil Machine directed by Emma Davie will premiere at Sheffield DocFest 2022 on June 25th

From Screen Scotland:

​The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now is now up for question as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil?   

The Oil Machine reveals the hidden infrastructure of oil from the offshore rigs and the buried pipelines to its flow through the stock markets of London. As the North Sea industry struggles to meet the need to cut carbon emissions, oil workers see their livelihoods under threat, and investors seek to protect their assets. Meanwhile a younger generation of climate activists are catalysed by the signs of impending chaos, and the very real threat of global sea level rises. The Oil Machine explores the complexities of transitioning away from oil and gas as a society and considers how quickly can we do it?

I was the assistant editor on The Oil Machine

The Oil Machine is a Sonja Henrici Creates Production for BBC Scotland and supported by The National Lottery through Screen Scotland.

Sheffield DocFest Screenings:

• Sat 25 June 15:30-17.27 + Conversation (Showroom – Bertha DocHouse Screen 3)
• Mon 27 June 20:00-21.42 (Odeon – Screen 1)
• Tues 28 June 10:15-11:57 (Showroom -Bertha DocHouse Screen 3)

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