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A Day in the Life of A Stray Dog / 2003
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Jamshed Feshori
Synopsis: This is a story of a stray dog, which lies on the street amid all the squalor and noise. He sustains himself by eating food scraps from the garbage heaps. Mischievous youngsters tease him by throwing stones at him. His days are spent wandering from place to place.
No matter how weak and dirty the stray dog might be, he is not tied to a chain. He does not follow order. He might not have the luxury but he has freedom.
APNA ALOO BAZAAR BECHA / 2008
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PANKAJ H. GUPTA
Synopsis: What happens when remote, isolated mountain communities come face to face with globalization? Jardhar gaon, a village in the Hemval valley of Garhwal, led an isolated, egalitarian existence until a series of events forced it, into joining the market economy. This short documentary, based entirely on local perspectives, reflects on the process of change – what triggers the shift to modernisation and what impact it has on the personal, social and environmental spaces.
Golden Deer Award, 1st Prize in Short Length Film, 8th Ecofilms Festival, Rodos, Greece
A Silent Killer / 2003
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Dhananjoy Mandal
Synopsis: Arsenic poison in drinking water drawn through the pipelines into the block houses in West Bengal is one of the most toll taking menaces in this society, for people are exposed to this peril inadvertently. Although some measures have been taken to mitigate the problem, the actions taken are insufficient. Despite of acknowledging the imminent danger of exposure to arsenic, people continue consuming arsenic contaminated water – but for how long?
Bad news / 2003
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Ana Paula Ponce
Synopsis: A girl leaves her house hastily, when she returns after the flood in Santa Fe, in 2003, hears the message that her family and friends have left in the answering machine, during the catastrophe.
Being a wawa in the Andes / 2003
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Maja Tillmann Salas
Synopsis: The diverse world in which a child in the Andes of Peru is raised is alive. The inhabitants of the Andes are in constant conversation with the nature. The human beings produce to the nature and the nature raises the human beings. Maria Núñez de Cuchoquesera, Quispillaccta, Ayacucho, describes her life as a garden in which they find different flowers. Maria Núñez is in the same a community of flowers, not as an individual.
Children of Tsunami -The Journey Continues / 2005
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Satya Sivaramam-Joe Yaggi-Suren de Silva-Pipope Panitchpakdi
Synopsis: As they cope with the many challenges of rebuilding their shattered lives and livelihoods, the Children of Tsunami tell us the personal stories of anguish and survival, courage and resilience. These testimonies are a mirror that reflects the long and arduous journey for millions of Asians affected by one of the worst natural disasters of all time. TVE ASia Pacific commissioned locally based film makers in each country to keep revisiting these families every month in 2005.
CHILIKA BANK$ - Stories from India’s Largest Coastal Lake - 1970-2007 / 2008
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AKANKSHA JOSHI
Synopsis: In a canvass spread over four decades, a banyan tree, on the banks of the lake Chilika, silently whispers tales of the lake and her fisher folk. From the times when there was no export bazaar to the time when there maybe no lake.
First Prize, Jeevika 2008: South Asia Livelihood Documentary Film Festival, New Delhi
CHINA: POPULATION REPORT 2007 / 2007
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William Ryan
Synopsis: For the first time in history, half of the world’s population lives in cities. Cities are growing everywhere, but nowhere faster than in China. Cities like Shunde explode with migrants who are attracted to the area’s economic boom. Good urbanization is essential to alleviate poverty and protect the environment.
Cog Age / 2005
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Moses Wanjuki and Ken Kamau
Synopsis: In the age of technology and machines, what will happen to the natural environment?
Crea-genious: The Magic of Clay / 2005
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Georgine Ravao
Synopsis: In Madagascar, traditional stoves used to cook use a lot of wood and coal in a country already facing a lack of these resources. Marcel Rakotomalala found a solution. He used clay as a insulating material for his stoves. Clay increases the effectiveness of the stove and the quality of the cooking. Furthermore, it saves up to 50% of energy source.