3. GasLand
Site rank 9, IMDb rank 8; Overall Score = 17
Directed by Josh Fox
Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has been all the rage in the last decade when it comes to natural gas extraction. But is it as safe as the oil and gas companies want us to believe? Josh Fox tries to answer that question by traveling the United States and interviewing people who live in the vicinity of fracking sites. GasLand has been hailed as being a very effective environmental documentary while still presenting its viewers with stunning cinematography, a rare combination in documentary films. Julie Riggs, an Australian movie critic, described it the best, calling it a “horror movie, and a wake-up call.” The film won an Emmy, a special jury award at Sundance, and several other awards at festivals at Sarasota, Yale and more.
