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Foto8 and Dogwoof films invite you to a screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland, on Wednesday 23 February.

The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a “Saudi Arabia of natural gas” just beneath us. But is fracking safe?

When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND.

Part vérité travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown.

Director: Josh Fox

Running Time: 107 mins

Entry: £4 Foto8 Members, £6 all others

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