''The Big Fix'' is a 2012

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about two filmmakers, Josh and Rebecca Tickell, as they travel along the coast of the

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meeting the residents whose lives were changed by the ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill. The film argues that BP has utilized the oil dispersant

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in the Gulf to create the illusion that the

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beaches are safe and the water (and seafood) uncontaminated. The film briefly features an interview with

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security guard Omar Mateen, who four years later would perpetrate the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting.

Participants

Jean-Michel Cousteau Jean-Michel Cousteau (born 6 May 1938) is a French oceanographic explorer, environmentalist, educator and film producer. The first son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, he is the father of Fabien Cousteau and Céline Cousteau. Life and care ...

Jeff Goodell Jeff Goodell is an American author and contributing editor to ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. Goodell's writings are known for a focus on energy and environmental issues. He is Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow. ...

Chris Hedges Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and commentator. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for ''The Christian Science Mon ...

Bobby Jindal Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. The only living former Louisiana governor, Jindal also served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives a ...

* David Korten * Jim McDermott

Festivals and awards

*Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival (The Big Fix was the only US documentary chosen as an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011.) *Winner, Best Documentary –

Italian Environmental Film Festival The Italian Environmental Film Festival (in Italian: ''Festival CinemAmbiente'' or ''Festival internazionale di cinema e cultura ambientale'') is an important Italian film festival founded in 1998 and taking place every year in Turin, Italy. It is ...

*Winner, Best Documentary – International Water and Film Festival *Opening Night Movie – New Orleans Film Festival *Official Selection – Durban Film Festival *Official Selection – Best of Fest – IDFA *Official Selection – Rio de Janeiro Film Festival *Official Selection – Boulder International Film Festival *Official Selection – Sedona Film Festival *Official Selection – DC Environmental Film Festival *Official Selection – Hawaii International Film Festival *Official Selection – Tallahassee Film Festival *Official Selection – Bergen International Film Festival

References

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Green Planet Productions
* * * 2012 films Documentary films about water and the environment Deepwater Horizon oil spill Documentary films about petroleum Films directed by Josh Tickell 2010s English-language films {{environment-documentary-film-stub