Filming One Man's Battle Against Big Oil

Q&A with filmmaker David York

 

Tucked away in northern Alberta, living amidst the province’s booming oil industry, a sharp, passionate man named Wiebo Ludwig has helmed a small off-the-grid community of family and friends called Trickle Creek for the last 25 years.

The Ludwigs moved to the secluded spot hoping to lead a quiet life, at one with both nature and God. But oil and gas companies quickly encroached on their property, leading to a host of health complications in the community. What unfolded in the years following was a made-for-the-movies drama, culminating in Ludwig serving jail time in early 2000 in connection with the bombing of oil and gas installments.

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