Journey to the End of Coal

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Journey to the End of Coal
Directed bySamuel Bollendorff and Abel Ségrétin
Produced byArnaud Dressen (Honkytonk Films)
Distributed by lemonde.fr / with the support of CNC and the SCAM in partnership with Amnesty International / Reporters Without Borders
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
English

Journey to the End of Coal is a French web documentary directed by Samuel Bollendorff [1] and Abel Segretin.

Contents

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]

Award

Journey to the End of Coal won the Prix SCAM 2009 digital interactive artwork award . [3]

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References

  1. "French Cultures Festival website - March 2011 - Journey to the End of Coal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  2. "Journey to the End of Coal .:. Interactive Documentary".
  3. "Les Prix de la Scam". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  4. "Journey to the End of Coal".

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