Sweet Crude trailer

This film is part of IDA's DocuWeeks '09.

See the story of the participants of the 2008 "oil war" in Nigeria.

In the summer of 2008, militants from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) declared an "oil war" in Nigeria. This was one of the biggest spikes yet on a radar screen dotted with conflict and tragedy. "Sweet Crude" is the story of the Niger Delta; of the villagers of Oporoza, headquarters of the insurgency; and of members of the armed resistance who, in the three years since the filmmakers met them as college students, became the young men of MEND. (www.sweetcrudemovie.com)

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Film & Animation

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• documentary
• IDA
• social
• and
• political
• environmental
• issues
• DocuWeeks
• 2009
• Sandy
• Cioffi

[lifestraight]

Boko Haram is primarily located in northern Nigeria to my understanding, and it is said that they are on the most unfavorable end of the disproportionate distribution Nigeria's oil wealth (with southern Nigeria receiving more in wealth) yet the Niger Delta is IN southern Nigeria and is also suffering with poverty. Does this mean the situation for those in the north is more grim than those who livei n Niger Delta?

[widerling]

First the MEND, used non violence resistance against the corporates, then one of their leaders got killed, and they started using more physical action. I do not in any form of way condone the use of violence but if through their physical action, oil export from the country was reduced to forty percent. it really makes you think....

[RedAntLiberationArmy]

Long Live the Resistance! Long Live MEND!

[lolfroginahat]

this looks great. all solidarity to these folks in the delta.

[MrSolumbe]

Fantastic...this is good

[kunleowolabi]

This is a good documentary

[mikehedge]

wow.