It’s worse than you think… but it’s not too late.” Without a doubt the best Peak Oil documentary made to date. Both moving, emotive and entertaining this 98 minute extravaganza hit the screen during 2006. It won a string of awards at various Indy film festivals and stands head and shoulders above the similarly titled “A Crude Awakening”. It gets off to a cracking start although the opening comment by Matt Simmons could have been better chosen. The production is so slick that it will easily draw in even the most disinterested of viewers. Whilst many of the talking heads appear in many of the Peak Oil movies, you see on this web site, this movie is far more visually thrilling. Continue reading →

This hit the cinema screens at a few selected places in the UK in November 2007 and was hyped considerably. Unfortunately it was unable to top the “Crude Impact” work released around the same time. Coming out maybe a little later the Indy movie crowd had warmed up to Peak Oil as a documentary theme which probably guaranteed greater exposure for this lesser work. It obviously lacks much of the globe-trotting human element of its elder and wiser sibling. Produced and Directed by Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack this movie takes you to Baku, Azerbaijan to look at the origins of the Oil Industry with some great vintage footage. Continue reading →