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Summary:

Big Men is a real-life Treasure of the Sierra Madre, an epic tale about ambitious people who uncover a massive and exquisitely rare pot of gold in one of the poorest places on earth. In 2007 US-based Kosmos Energy discovers the first oil in the history of the West African republic of Ghana. What follows over the next five years is a twisting tale of greed and deception, which director Rachel Boynton films with razor-sharp journalistic skill. While in Ghana she makes side trips to nearby Nigeria, whose own oil reserves have been responsible for a vicious cycle of exploitation with little appreciable benefit to the country itself. Big Men travels from company meetings about oil deals worth billions to gatherings of heavily armed militants preparing to strike. And along the way it poses vital questions about what fundamentally motivates us: Is unbridled greed an intrinsic part of human nature? And can what unites us ever be greater than what divides us. A remarkable verité portrait of the deeper implications of global capitalism and the quest for oil, acclaim and cash that affects us all--Outcast Films website, viewed Jan. 20, 2014.

Contributors:

Boynton, Rachel , film director, film producer, screenwriter, interviewee

Furmanski, Jonathan , director of photography

Bomse, Seth , editor of moving image work

Larson, Nathan, 1970- , composer

Boynton Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Impact Partners (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Screen Pass Pictures (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Whitewater Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Outcast Films , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English; with English sub-titles.

Main Work:

Big men (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Petroleum industry and trade — Ghana

Petroleum industry and trade — Nigeria

Avarice

Capitalism

Petroleum industry and trade

Ghana

Nigeria

Genres:

Motion pictures

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Feature films

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; all regions.

Production Credits:

Director/producer/writer, Rachel Boynton ; cinematography, Jonathan Furmanski ; editor, Seth Bomse ; original music, Nathan Larson.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Bonus features include: Outtakes from the film and interview with director Rachel Boynton.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

laser optical; NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; all regions

Call Numbers:

HD9577.G42 BIG 2013 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 701327486354

OCLC Numbers:

900569187