Antony ButtsDocumentary filmmaker, camera operator and futuristLet’s talk

Commissioned documentary, 2012

On the Arctic Sunrise

It started asGreenpeace’s campaign against Arctic oil drilling.

I foundWhat is it actually like on the ship, and who sails into an oil protest?

Onboard journalist and filmmaker

  • Commissioned by Greenpeace
  • Published by The Guardian, 2012

Brief

Work as Greenpeace’s onboard journalist, gathering material about its Arctic campaign for international media.

Fieldwork and deliverables

I filmed life aboard the Arctic Sunrise and the people taking part in the campaign against Arctic oil drilling.

Publication

I placed the material with The Guardian. The published film credits Antony Butts and Stephen Nugent.

I sailed on the Arctic Sunrise with Greenpeace. The campaign supplied the situation; the people aboard and their reasons for taking part supplied the story.

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