THEME EXPLORATION

oil prospecting

10 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
2019 · Martin Scorsese
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Le palmier à l'huile
Le palmier à l'huile
1963 · Jean Rouch
Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon
2016 · Peter Berg
Land in Revolt: Black Gold
Land in Revolt: Black Gold
2011 · Fernando Solanas
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
1953 · Anthony Mann
Black Gold
Black Gold
2011 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Campbell's Kingdom
Campbell's Kingdom
1957 · Ralph Thomas
Fubar II
Fubar II
2010 · Michael Dowse
Pipeline
Pipeline
2021 · Yoo Ha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries like 'Burden of Dreams' and explorations of human obsession capture the ecological and existential toll of resource extraction in remote landscapes.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage techniques and industrial-themed works like 'October' pioneered cinematic language for depicting large-scale extraction and economic systems.