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Oil & Water

On Screen/In Person Film Series

Director/Producer/Writer/Development Francine Strickwerda 
Director/Producer/Writer/Camera Laurel Spellman Smith
Editor and Post Supervisor Tracy Dethlefs
Cinematographer Diana Wilmar 
Composer Erik Aho
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One was born there. One was drawn there. The Amazon needs them both. For 20 years, oil companies dumped 18 billion gallons of toxic waste in Ecuador’s rainforest. Oil & Water portrays this environmental disaster from the unique perspectives of young people at both ends of the spectrum - Hugo Lucitante fights for the survival of his Amazonian tribe, while David Poritz, from Amherst, MA, attempts to revolutionize the oil industry with a fair trade certification system. Oil & Water is a sobering look at the enormous pressures David and Hugo face, while also demonstrating how two determined people can make an impact in the world.

The On Screen/In Person Film Series offers a handpicked selection of six independent American films throughout the 17/18 season. The filmmaker(s) will do a Q&A following each screening, providing an in-depth look at the films and their respective topics and issues. View the whole series >>

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• Tuesday, October 10 @ 7 PM

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Stay after the screening for a Q&A with director Francine Strickwerda and David Poritz, who is featured in the film. This discussion will be facilitated by Daniel Aldana Cohen, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Penn.

On Screen/In Person is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts' Regional Touring Program.