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OIL/TAR SANDS DEBATE
The Canadian
debate around climate change, oil dependency and
environmental impacts from the tar sands has triggered a
multi-layered discourse from scientific facts to
political agendas and a blurry and unengaged public
opinion, all of which are heavily influenced by
different forms of media that have created a plethora of
voices and politically influenced constructions of facts
and opinions.
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MEDIA & DEMOCRACY
Understanding and
interpreting media is a critical part of democratic
citizenship. The free and vigorous exchange of
information and ideas to which citizens are exposed can
easily become undecipherable clutter, or in effect,
background noise in 21st century daily lives
that are trying to deal with the complexity and
abundance of equal-access information through modern
media and communication technologies.
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ENVIRONMENT & LITERACY
In contrast to the
mainstream of environmental documentaries that currently
offer insights into the tar sands debate, the project
sees itself more as a political documentary. It
offers a systemic
perspective beyond existing polarizations across the
media for a critical look at the debate and the role of
citizens and consumers.
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