OPERATION JEEDARA
2017 | 42 min | AUSTRALIA
Directed by Tim Watters and Eliza Muirhead

Followed by panel discussion with filmmakers 

Director Fair Projects
 
Founder & Director of Fair Projects & Media Productions Sea Shepherd Global
 
 
(Former) Great Australian Bight Community Organiser
 
Journalist / Author of Changing Gears
 
Sea Shepherd Crew Member

Narrated by Bob Brown and featuring the CEO of Sea Shepherd, Operation Jeedara paints a portrait of a movement locked into one of the greatest environmental battles of all time – the fight to protect the Great Australian Bight from the devastating impacts of oil pollution.

In 2010, BP was responsible for the world’s largest oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico. Over several months, the rig spewed nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the ocean, killing millions of animals and destroying the surrounding environment.

Less than a year later, the Australian Government signed papers allowing BP to come to Australia and drill in deeper and rougher seas.

In 2016, The Great Australian Bight Alliance announced the launch of ‘Operation Jeedara’ – a campaign that would see the ‘Steve Irwin’ sail into the heart of the Great Australian Bight to document the beauty of the region in order to showcase what we would all stand to lose if we let BP drill there.

This film is the story of the campaign.

CLASSIFICATION

**This film has been exempt from classification and has no age restrictions