Fuel

The documentary takes up the endless demand for energy, rising oil prices and global warming. Its argument is that there are close ties between the car industry, the oil companies and the government; that argument is the film’s own. The account does not stop at showing those ties; it also lists other routes for energy. Solar, wind, electricity and biofuels not made from food are taken one by one. The director Josh Tickell appears inside the film and tells the subject through himself. The documentary makes no claim to neutrality; it openly proposes a direction. The interviews range from politicians to business figures and musicians. Josh Tickell’s ninety minute American documentary was completed in 2008.