My Letter to the Oilmen

by Xander de Boer Short film  Belgium 2019 15'

The story of Papilou, a 14-year-old Nigerian boy who writes a letter asking for help from the Shell Development Petroleum Company of Nigeria. He lives in the Yenagoa slums near the oil refinery where the soil and the water are contaminated, with devastating health effects on the inhabitants. An appeal for help in the hope that the damage can be stopped and that the right to live in a healthy environment is protected.


Director:

Xander de Boer

Country:

 Belgium

Film submission

26° Festival

CINEMAMBIENTE

05 June - 11 June 2023
TORINO

Competition registration

 

CINEMAMBIENTE

 
JUNIOR

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