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The Struggle for Change
The film was broken up into 5 acts which each focused on a different environmental issue. Each issue is presented and shows the affects it has on different people and who stood up to make a change. I think this film showed the progression of environmental movements and the changes that they brought about. I liked how the director put the events in order to show how environmental movements began and how they have continued to progress throughout the years.
Three People looking for Change
"Without water there is no life" -Rajendra Singh
The overall theme that connected all of the people in this documentary was water. From stopping reservoirs from being contaminated, to cleaning up the water of the Ganges in India, to technological innovations for supplying the world with water. The documentary shows the lives of three people from different parts of the world. Their perseverance shows us that in order to make big changes when it comes to environmental problems that we need to get out there and never stop trying. So I believe the documentaries call of action was to perseverance in challenge that you take out. These people went through a lot of struggles but in the end they did make a difference. Having people like this is very crucial in the survival of our planet.
What am I eating?
GMO OMG was unlike any of the documentaries I have seen so far. The story starts out with the director and follows him in his journey to investigate whether GMOs have health effects or not. I liked how the story was shown through the eyes of the directory because Jeremy had legitimate concerns of what him and his children were eating. Jeremy mainly focuses on the company Monsanto and how they are using GMOs (Seeds with altered genes). The story that started his whole project was when he heard of people in Haiti burning the seeds they received from Monsanto. So why would they do that, when they were in devastation after and earthquake and desperately in need of seeds. The seeds Monsanto gave them could not be replanted and they would have to buy more every year. Monsanto was in it to make money not to make good food for the people of Haiti. At the end of the film Jeremy talks to a scientist from France that did a study on GMOs. He found that they do have health affects after a certain amount of time. Although these results were debated by other scientists it did show that more research should be done. I think the call of action of this film is just to try and be aware in general. A lot of the people that were interviewed in the film did not know what GMOs were. All of us should know what we are putting into our bodies.
Can Nuclear Power Solve our Energy Needs?
The closing film at CIFF was Pandora's Promise directed by Robert Stone. The film sparked a great debate with the audience afterword. Although many people did not agree with the film it made sense that the reason he made the film was to get people thinking. Robert Stone told us afterward that this subject has many parts you need to think about but the idea was to show people this option.
Pandora's Promise was talking about how nuclear power could solve all of our energy needs. It showed how it could be a quick fix to allow everyone some time to develop more renewable forms of energy so we are not producing more Co2.
The call of action of this film was to get the attention of people. It was showing people that nuclear energy could solve our problems for now. The purpose was to show people another option. I think the director really wanted you to think about other options because we may not have enough time to perfect the work we are doing with other renewable energy sources.
What Clark Wanted
In the film The Will of the Woods we are introduced to Clark. We find out that Clark is currently dying from lymphoma. When Clark realizes he is going to die he starts thinking about what he wants. Clark decides he wants to have a green burial. A green burial is where no embalming fluid, vaults or caskets are used.
Clark is a wonderful character who really decides that he wants to have some control over the end of his life. The emotion that the film shows is overwhelming and really captures everyone in the audience. The close bond the directors formed with Clark allow for you to have a wonderful behind the scene look at the lives of Clark and his wife Jane. This was an exceptional film that showed the end of Clark's life and his choice to find a way to have a green burial where he was able to do something that he would leave behind after his death.
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Expedition to the End of the World
Coal Miners Rights
Harlan County U.S.A. was a movie about coal miners in Kentucky picketing in order to be able to be part of the coal miners union. The film really highlights what the coal miner’s needs were at the time and what they had to do in order to become a part of the union. The coal miners waives were a key in this film because they were able to organize the picketing and really stand up for what they believed in. The shots were really wonderful and they were able to get great exclusive footage that seems like it would be hard to obtain.
Undiscovered Places
The film Expedition to the End of the World was absolutely amazing. The film was about a group of different specialized individuals exploring an untouched area in Greenland. I loved all of the camera work and the beautiful footage that was captured. The film really showed how wonderful this untouched place was as well as showing the creatures that are able to survive there.
Oil in Ghana
The film Big Men gave you both points of view when it came to oil. The film showed how everyone became corrupt when oil was found in Ghana. One of the crucial parts of the film was when you were shown about the people in the Niger delta. It shows the affect oil has had on the people in the villages. So it gives you more then just news reports but more of the human aspect of what is going on.
Beautiful day in Rockland. Eating dinner soon and waiting for the next film.
Remote Area Medical- The only choice these people may have
The film Remote Area Medical really shows you the massive amount of people that can not afford medical insurance in the United States. I think that the film was really calling out to people that make the policies on medical insurances because it really shows the affect of their decisions on the people. For the people shown in the video their only way they were able to simply visit the doctor was if Remote Area Medical was around. This shows that something needs to be changed so that people can have their medical needs met.
The Power of Wind
William and the Windmill was a very inspiring documentary. It showed that you can do wonderful things with very little. William made these windmills to help his family after the famine. What he found after going to high school and then moving onto Dartmouth was that to succeed you need education. William is becoming educated in order to help improve the lives of his family as well as others. So I think the call of action of the film may be that you need to become educated in order to improve the lives of yourself and others.
these birds walk in Camden
These birds walk was a very well put together film. The film did not just tell about the problems, but really shows you the stories of the characters. I really liked that we got to see the story of the ambulance driver. I like how the story did not put all of the attention on the problems in Pakistan but really focused on the kid's stories.