An intimate snapshot of the people involved in North Dakota's historic Bakken oil boom, telling a story of rural industrialization, distress, and the efforts to protect the region's environment.

THE BAKKEN takes an intimate snapshot of the people involved in North Dakota's historic Bakken oil boom, telling a story of rural industrialization and distress that unfolds over multiple story lines to form a mosaic of cultural, environmental, and economic turbulence.—James Christenson, director

NODAK takes an intimate snapshot of the people involved in North Dakota's historic oil boom, telling a story of rural industrialization and distress that unfolds over multiple story lines to form a mosaic of cultural, environmental, and economic turbulence.