BERLIN, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cinema for Peace Foundation (CFPF), along with a list of prominent participants, supports filmmaker Joe Berlinger's attempt to overturn a court order requiring him to turn over to Chevron more than 600 hours of raw film footage from his award-winning film CRUDE. The subpoena is an attack on documentary filmmaking and investigative journalism, First Amendment rights, and threatens the ability of journalists and filmmakers to guarantee confidentiality of their sources. CRUDE depicts a case of devastating environmental pollution in Ecuador and the ongoing lawsuit between the indigenous people of Ecuador and the oil company, Chevron.

NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal district court judge today ordered Joe Berlinger, an award-winning documentary filmmaker (BROTHER'S KEEPER, PARADISE LOST, METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER), to turn over more than 600 hours of raw film footage to Chevron Corporation.

NEW YORK, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Filmmaker Joe Berlinger and his production company, Third Eye Motion Picture Company, filed legal papers opposing Chevron's request for raw footage created during the filming of Berlinger's documentary film Crude.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 17, Amazon Watch hosted the Hollywood premiere of CRUDE, an inspiring film about Chevron's $27 billion lawsuit in Ecuador by award-winning filmmaker, Joe Berlinger. Over 350 supporters attended the sold-out benefit.

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