The end of poverty? [videorecording] / a Cinema Libre Studio production in association with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation ; produced by Beth Portello ; written and directed by Philippe Diaz.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: CLS1088 | Cinema Libre StudioLanguage: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: [Canoga Park, Calif.] : Cinema Libre Studio, c2010.Description: 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1595871233
- 9781595871237
- Title on container: End of poverty? : think again
- Directory of photography, Philippe Diaz ; editor, Tom Von Doom.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The aphorism "The poor are always with us" dates back to the New Testament, but while the phrase is still sadly apt in the 21st century, few seem to be able to explain why poverty is so widespread. Activist filmmaker Philippe Diaz examines the history and impact of economic inequality in the third world in the documentary The End of Poverty?, and makes the compelling argument that it's not an accident or simple bad luck that has created a growing underclass around the world. Diaz traces the growth of global poverty back to colonization in the 15th century, and features interviews with a number of economists, sociologists, and historians who explain how poverty is the clear consequence of free-market economic policies that allow powerful nations to exploit poorer countries for their assets and keep money in the hands of the wealthy rather than distributing it more equitably to the people who have helped them gain their fortunes. Diaz also explores how wealthy nations (especially the United States) seize a disproportionate share of the world's natural resources, and how this imbalance is having a dire impact on the environment as well as the economy. The End of Poverty? was an official selection at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: extended interviews with experts, including John Perkins, Heather Remoff, Joshua Farley, Mason Gaffney, Hwo Okoth-Ogendo, and Gitu wa Kahengeri; interview with director; Stawi Youth & Adult Centre (Kenya) profile; manifesto to end global poverty; DVD-ROM content, resources and actions and a new remedy for poverty (PDF files).
Directory of photography, Philippe Diaz ; editor, Tom Von Doom.
Narrated by Martin Sheen.
Explains how global poverty began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today's financial crisis is a direct consequence of these unchallenged policies that have lasted centuries. Features expert insights from Nobel Prize winners, acclaimed authors, university professors, government ministers, and the leaders of social movements. Includes interviews, photo galleries, and more.
Not rated.
DVD, NTSC.
In English or French versions with various interviews in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish with English or French subtitles; with optional Spanish subtitles.