Unearthed, an independent South African feature documentary, investigates fracking in the United States – the technology’s place of origin – in order to understand what this new method of gas extraction could mean for the semi-arid region of the Karoo and other countries that are considering its implementation. The film covers the extensive journey that Karoo born director, Jolynn Minnaar, took – 18 months of research; over 400 interviews; traveling across South Africa, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to get to the bottom of the controversial topic. Unearthed challenges the assertion that hydraulic fracturing is a safe, time-tested technology and questions whether shale gas is the solution for our energy-hungry world.

Jolynn Minnaar is an award-winning young South African director, cinematographer, photographer and digital strategist based in Cape Town.

The vision of this film is supported by the project "Climate Change" - Enhancing competences on relationship between MDGs 1 and 7 as effective approach to meet both goals coordinated by COSPE.