About the filmmakers

Dale Djerassi decided to visit the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after he heard President Bush talking about drilling for oil there in the 2000 presidential campaign. What Djerassi saw on his trip down the Hula Hula River and his visit to a Gwich'in village soon became part of the footage for Oil on Ice. He has directed and produced several documentaries, including Nothing Will Be As It Was, about Brazilian jazz.

Bo Boudart, an Alaska resident for 13 years, has produced programs about Alaska's wildlife and indigenous people for the Discovery Channel and PBS's Nova. He received a Cine Golden Eagle Award for one of his Discovery projects, The Science of Whales.

Photo: Coastal plain in Alaska. Photo courtesy USFWS.