Best Documentary
Beyond Pollution: BP’s Disastrous Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Beyond Pollution is a firsthand investigation into BP’s disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Traveling thousands of miles across the Gulf coast interviewing environmental experts, government officials, fisherman & distributors, scientists, drilling engineers, and key BP contractors, the film reveals, in depth the immediate and long term environmental, economic, and health impacts the tragedy is having on the local communities. In the context of BP’s record on safety and the environment, the oil spill now seems sadly inevitable, so why weren’t measures put in place to avoid the disaster that will be felt for generations to come? How were they able to play down the
consequences and avoid criminal responsibility, and how did their response further devestate those communities affected?
Director: Harper Robinson
Cast: Dean Blanchard, Dean Cain, Billy Nungesser
Published May 28, 2024
