Azerbaijan hosts premiere of oil history documentary

The documentary film “Oil and Complexity: Stories Written with Oil” premiered on November 3 at the Nizami Cinema Center in Baku. The film is a joint production by SOCAR and the AnewZ television channel.

Leyla Aliyeva, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, attended the event alongside government officials and members of the diplomatic corps. The documentary explores the oil boom in Baku from a century ago, detailing how the industry transformed the city's architecture, culture, and demographics by attracting people from around the world.

The production utilized artificial intelligence to animate historical archives, recreate visual atmospheres, and compose musical elements. The film features 103 historical facts and nine individual human stories to illustrate the profound impact of the oil industry on Baku's development.