its television broadcast premiere on May 6, 2014 on Knowledge Network. The film had its Ontario broadcast premiere on January 21, 2015 on TVOntario. Critical reception The film was received favourably by several notable documentary critics: Marsha Lederman of The Globe and Mail wrote: "Poignant and beautifully shot, the film takes pains not to judge as it paints a dignified portraits of the boom town and the workers". Katherine Monk wrote in the Vancouver Sun that it has “All the suspense of The Voice, all the emotional conflict of American Idol and all the beauty of The Road.” Greg Klymkiw named it one of his Hot Docs Hot Picks for 2013, and called it "a thing of genuine beauty...quite unlike any documentary about the environment that you'll ever see." Nicholas Gergesha of Point of View Magazine wrote "...filmmakers Charles Wilkinson and Tina Schliessler generate a meaningful and multifaceted discussion about the environment, the economy and the often-ignored human element in a destructive industry." The Huffington Post's Sarah Kurchak lauds Wilkinson as "a filmmaker dedicated to pushing past all of the misinformation and rhetoric surrounding environmental issues and getting to the heart of the matter..." Awards The film received two Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominations at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2013, for Best Canadian Documentary and Best British Columbia Film. At the 2014 Yorkton Film Festival, the film received two Golden Sheaf Awards: Best Documentary (Science/Nature/Technology), and Best Director (Non-Fiction). References External links Official Site: Oil Sands Karaoke at Knowledge Network Official Facebook Vancouver International Film Festival (programme note) 2013 films Canadian documentary films 2010s English-language films Films shot in Alberta Documentary films about environmental issues Documentary films about petroleum Documentary films about singers Athabasca oil sands Canadian LGBT-related films 2013 documentary films 2013 LGBT-related films 2010s Canadian films