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The Fossil Story 1953 Directed by Ted Robinson
In this film, Shell Oil situates its extractive process as an episode within geologic time, naturalizing its products even as it inspires wonder. It contrasts the impatience of the suburban husband wanting to drive his car against the expansive scale of fossil history. According to Shell, with the drilling of oil, “The cycle is complete. Nature’s plan is quite perfect” – the question of where we might fall within such a purported cycle, and what nature may have in store for us, remains an open one.
Language
English
Gnere
Documentary
Production Company
Shell Oil Company
Release Date 16 December 1953
19 mins
