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Downstream - Behind the Scenes: Part 1

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The first original production by and for Babelgum, Downstream focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta's oil sands. This taster clip shows the director, Academy Award Nominee Leslie Iwerks, heading to Fort Chipewyan, the local community that has been devastated by the polluting effects of the oil works.

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Downstream Trailer - Now on Babelgum
A preview of Downstream, Academy Award Nominee Leslie Iwerks’ documentary about the controversial Alberta Oil Sands. An original Babelgum production, Iwerks investigation strikes into the dark underbelly of the multibillion dollar Oil Sands industry.

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Downstream - Behind the Scenes: Part 2
The first original production by and for Babelgum, Downstream focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta's oil sands. In this taster clip, director Leslie Iwerks and crew make a boat trip towards Alberta's very own 'heart of darkness'.

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Energy, let's save it!
A family is carelessly and unknowingly wasting energy from the moment they wake up. Until something unexpectedly happens. Enjoy the energy saving tips, and save money.

03:09

The Wild Frontier of Sports: Dodgeball
Anyone who remembers childhood as a time of innocence and joy was never on the wrong side of a dodgeball. If you ever packed a few extra pounds in grade school, chances are the specters of those stinging rubber balls haunt you to this day. But for the past three summers, young Brooklynites have been turning up at McCarren Park Pool to re-brand dodgeball as a sport where ex-bullies and fat kids can come together over a beer or six and have some good clean fun. We take you into the fray in our new video series: The Wild Frontier of Sports.

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Downstream Backstage: Toronto Screening
An exclusive report from the Toronto screening of Downstream, the Babelgum-produced documentary about the controversial Alberta Oil Sands. Over 1200 people attended the event, while the discussion panel included the Academy Award-nominated director, Leslie Iwerks, the Emmy Award-winning producer, Philip Alberstat, as well as representatives from Greenpeace and the Canadian Parliament.

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Oil Story - Dirty Oil Teaser
From Pete Bishop, the animator behind the acclaimed Discovery series How to Destroy the World, comes this quick animated history of humans' insatiable lust for oil! Oil Story is a supporting feature to Dirty Oil, Babelgum's first original feature film production, and has been nominated in the Educational, Scientific and Industrial category of the Annecy International Animation Festival 2010, the world's largest animation event.

COMING SOON: Dirty Oil - Babelgum's first original feature film production. Narrated by Canadian actress and environmentalist Neve Campbell, this much anticipated feature documentary from Academy Award®-Nominated director Leslie Iwerks goes deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Northern Alberta, Canada.

To learn more, visit the Dirty Oil page.

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Dirty Oil - An Introduction
Exclusive web series coming soon to Babelgum. Dirty Oil, Babelgum's first original feature film production, focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta's oil sands.The first film to tackle this subject, Dirty Oil dramatically explores the battle between industry, government, local communities and environmentalists. It is the heart-wrenching story of industry and government putting money before the health and security of its people and the environment.

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Oil Story
From Pete Bishop, the animator behind the acclaimed Discovery series How to Destroy the World, comes this quick animated history of humans' insatiable lust for oil! Oil Story is a supporting feature to Dirty Oil, Babelgum's first original feature film production, and has been nominated in the Educational, Scientific and Industrial category of the Annecy International Animation Festival 2010, the world's largest animation event.

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Dirty Oil - Trailer
COMING SOON. Dirty Oil, Babelgum's first original feature film production, focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta's oil sands.The first film to tackle this subject, Dirty Oil dramatically explores the battle between industry, government, local communities and environmentalists. It is the heart-wrenching story of industry and government putting money before the health and security of its people and the environment.

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Downstream
The first original production by and for Babelgum, Downstream focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta's oil sands. This beautifully photographed documentary is an eye-opening investigation into one of the world's most polluting oil operations. It includes interviews with ecologists, Canadian politicians, local residents and a very dedicated doctor, discussing the environmental, economic and health issues surrounding the oil sands development.

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