This is the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuits on the planet. A landmark legal case takes place in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador, pitting 30,000 indigenous and colonial rainforest dwellers against a U.S. oil giant. The plaintiffs assert that Texaco spent three decades systematically polluting one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, creating a ‘death zone’ the size of Rhode Island. Vivid cinematography combined with intense emotions comprise this ‘Amazon Chernobyl’ story that weaves together legal drama, politics, celebrity activism, the media, corporate responsibility, and the effects of industrialization on indigenous cultures.

Maine Premiere

Sponsored by Unity College