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Journey to the End of Coal | |
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Directed by | Samuel Bollendorff and Abel Ségrétin |
Produced by | Arnaud Dressen (Honkytonk Films) |
Distributed by | lemonde.fr / with the support of CNC and the SCAM in partnership with Amnesty International / Reporters Without Borders |
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Country | France |
Languages | French English |
Journey to the End of Coal is a French web documentary directed by Samuel Bollendorff [1] and Abel Segretin.
Based on the choose your own adventure principle, the interactive documentary tells the story of millions of Chinese coal miners who are risking their lives to satisfy their country's appetite for economic growth. [2]
Journey to the End of Coal won the Prix SCAM 2009 digital interactive artwork award . [3]
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