This Sunday, Sting and his wife Trudi Styler will attend the premiere of the film Crude — which portrays the epic 15-year legal battle between indigenous tribes and oil giant Chevron over massive oil contamination in Ecuador’s Amazon. Joining them will be several Ecuadorians, as well as leaders from Amazon Watch, an American environmental organization that works with the affected Amazon communities. From the release,

Selected as one of the 16 finalists at Sundance out of 879 submissions in the documentary category, Crude is described by the Sundance Committee as the “inside story of the ‘Amazon Chernobyl’ case in the rainforest of Ecuador”. The Committee says Crude “makes a concerted effort to show the case from all sides: from the scientists and lawyers employed by Chevron, to Ecuadoran judges, to celebrity activists and humanitarian organizers, to the role of the media, to the dramatic intervention of Rafael Correa himself, the first Ecuadoran president to sympathize with the indigenous perspective.”

For their part, Trudi and Sting are shown in the film helping to provide clean water to residents through their Rainforest Foundation and UNICEF. We’re not sure if she’s present in the film, but actress Daryl Hannah has also worked to draw attention the plight of Ecuador Indians. Back in June of 2007, she visited the spill sites and met with Ecuador President Rafael Correa to discuss the case.

For more information on the film, visit Sundance’s official Crude page here.

Photo: Trudie Styler and Sting at the 2nd Annual The Art of Elysium Heaven Gala on January 10, 2009. Credit: PR Photos

The 2008 Oceana Partners Award Gala was held in Los Angeles Saturday evening in honor of former President Bill Clinton, Sting, and his wife Trudi Styler. On hand to celebrate were a number of famous faces such as Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen, Barbara Streisand and James Brolin, Dustin Hoffman, Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith, Diane Keaton, Kirsten Dunst, Adrian Grenier, Katharine McPhee, Zach Braff, Melissa George, Rosanna Arquette, Kristin Chenoweth, Arriana Huffington, Laura Dern and Ben Harper, Norman Lear, Sarah Paulsen, Laird Hamilton, Sugar Ray Leonard, Karina Petroni and Lisa Anderson.

Clinton was recognized for this continuing contributions to the environment — particularly through the Clinton Climate Initiative. Trudi and Sting were given honors for their Rainforest Foundation organization and the the more than $25 million they’ve helped raise with their 15 benefit concerts since 1989.

Guests were treated to a special four song surprise performance by Sting. Dustin Hoffman joined him on-stage to play the piano for a song Dustin had written. Rosanna Arquette also served as the DJ throughout the evening.

Over $1.3 million was raised for Oceana from the evening’s festivities!

We’ve got a whole bunch of photos from the event after the jump — so have a look! And congrats to Oceana on another wonderful event and successful fundraiser!

Photo credits: Dahlhouse Productions/Oceana

Adrian Grenier and Trudi Styler pose together for a moment during Oceana’s 2008 Partners Award Gala. The event, which honored former President Bill Clinton — as well as Sting and Trudi — took place this past Saturday. We’ve got a bevy of photos and additional info coming momentarily, but I thought this photo would make a nice tease in the meantime.

Photo credit: Dahlhouse Productions/Oceana