Greased Palms: Crisis in The Rain Forest

2014, 13 minutes

Worldwide demand for palm oil, a product hidden in product labels and found in virtually everything we buy, is inflicting unspeakable cruelty, despair and death on the creatures of the rainforest.

Worldwide demand for palm oil, a product hidden in product labels and found in virtually everything we buy, is inflicting unspeakable cruelty, despair and death on the creatures of the rainforest. One of them, the orangutan, a gentle and highly intelligent great ape, is being wiped out as its home in the jungle is being burned to the ground. By using a simple shopping list prepared by the producers of this film, you can help stop the carnage by purchasing products containing sustainable palm oil.



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Michele Gianelli
Production Assistant
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor