'' White Earth '' is a 2014 documentary film by J. Christian Jensen about new arrivals in White Earth , North Dakota who have moved there to seek work in the North Dakota oil boom . The film explores life in the oil boom through the eyes of four children and an immigrant mother . '' White Earth '' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary ( Short Subject ) at the 87th Academy Awards .
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
White Earth (film)