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Orphaned

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Through the eyes of ex-engineer, now filmmaker Gillian McKercher, Orphaned explores the huge task of cleaning up thousands of idle oil and gas wells in the prairies before it's too late.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2021-10-08

Runtime: 45 mins

Director: Gillian McKercher

Writer: Gillian McKercher

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Orphaned

Production Companies: Kino Sum Productions

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