The documentary uses interactive game elements to allow users to decide the city's future and attempt to responsibly develop the world's largest oil sands reserves.
Starting November 25, users will decide on the virtual future of the city, while exploring the social, economic, political and cultural history of Fort McMurray.
Dufresne has stated he is drawn to stories about single-industry towns, having previously directed an award-winning webdoc about Cañon City, Colorado, entitled Prison Valley.
[1][2] It will also be accessible online via four media partners: The Globe and Mail and Radio-Canada in Canada, as well as France's Le Monde and Germany's Süddeutsche Zeitung.
[5] In February 2015, Fort McMoney was named Best Original Interactive Production Produced for Digital Media at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards.