Directed by Duncan McLean, produced by Sean Weber-Small and John Dellaporta

Block 57 is a feature-length documentary about the jagged history of energy development in the Amazon and its impacts on indigenous cultures. From gleaming corporate offices in Lima to thatched huts in the jungle, Block 57 looks at both the benefits and the costs of oil and natural gas extraction – from rising incomes and better education to environmental pollution and loss of traditional culture. Perhaps most significantly, Block 57 explores how formerly powerless indigenous populations now use technology, the legal system and political activism to ensure that they have a say in the Amazon’s future.