
A Crude Awakening
Directed by Ray McCormack, Basil Gelpke
Produced by Lava Production
A sobering documentary investigation into petroleum depletion and its systemic threat to modern civilization, driven by data and existential concern rather than emotional appeal.
Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack's nonfiction treatise Crude Awakening joins Maxed Out, An Inconvenient Truth, and other recent documentaries devoted to unearthing and exploring forces that are untying the connective threads of contemporary society. The subject at hand is crude oil - specifically, the depletion of petroleum from the Earth, in an era when consumption threatens to exceed supply.
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Does A Crude Awakening end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is A Crude Awakening sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is A Crude Awakening scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is A Crude Awakening violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is A Crude Awakening easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
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Like A Crude Awakening
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































