What Are We Doing Here?
How to view: Free on Vimeo
Director/Producer: Brandon, Nicholas, Daniel and Tim Klein
Produced 2012 | Country: USA
Run Time: 1hr25min | Language: English
Synopsis: WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? explores why the charity given to Africa over the last five decades has been largely ineffective and often harmful. The film tells the story of Brandon, Nicholas, Daniel and Tim Klein who travel across Africa in an attempt to understand one of the great problems of our time; the failure to end poverty.
In the film, the Klein family travel 15,000 miles via public transportation from Cairo to Cape Town. They cross war torn and famine-ridden regions where aid workers, politicians, and inspiring individuals tell about the incredibly complex and often misunderstood issues that affect hundreds of millions of people across the continent.
Daring to ask the questions no one else will, the filmmakers invite the world to rethink the fight against poverty in Africa. Could our good intentions be causing more harm than good? Have humanitarian interventions prolonged suffering? Who is actually benefiting from our good intentions? These questions and many more are addressed for the first time ever in this groundbreaking feature length film. If you ever wanted to know what happened to the $10 dollars you donated to charity last year, look no further. This film will change the way you look at charity in Africa forever.
Recommendation: I watched the first 20 minutes, and the film looks like a great learning opportunity.
Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poverty. Show all posts
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Global Wealth Inequality - What you never knew you never knew
Global Wealth Inequality - What you never knew you never knew (2013)
How to view: Free on Youtube
Production Company: Grain Media
Produced 2013 | Country: USA
Run Time: 4 min | Language: English
Synopsis: Describes global wealth inequality (as of 2013) and addresses the need for reform.
Recommendation: Stats are a bit outdated, and are similar to Oxfam's, but still worthwhile.
How to view: Free on Youtube
Production Company: Grain Media
Produced 2013 | Country: USA
Run Time: 4 min | Language: English
Synopsis: Describes global wealth inequality (as of 2013) and addresses the need for reform.
Recommendation: Stats are a bit outdated, and are similar to Oxfam's, but still worthwhile.
Breaking Inequality
Breaking Inequality (2013)
How to view: Free on Youtube
Director/Producer: Belligerent Politics
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 30 min | Language: English
Synopsis: Breaking Inequality is a documentary film about the corruption between Washington and Wall Street that has resulted in the largest inequality gap in the history of America. It exposes the truth behind the single event that occurred back in the early 70's that set us off on this perilous journey that we are currently on.
Breaking Inequality exposes the truth behind the root of the problem and it provides a solution to help end it. Our goal is to make enough Americans aware of the current system that is robbing them of their future, so that we can change the system all together. We have to change our destiny or the middle class will cease to exist in the United States of America.
Recommendation: I watched the first half, which was pretty well done and provides solutions to the widening gap in wealth.
How to view: Free on Youtube
Director/Producer: Belligerent Politics
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 30 min | Language: English
Synopsis: Breaking Inequality is a documentary film about the corruption between Washington and Wall Street that has resulted in the largest inequality gap in the history of America. It exposes the truth behind the single event that occurred back in the early 70's that set us off on this perilous journey that we are currently on.
Breaking Inequality exposes the truth behind the root of the problem and it provides a solution to help end it. Our goal is to make enough Americans aware of the current system that is robbing them of their future, so that we can change the system all together. We have to change our destiny or the middle class will cease to exist in the United States of America.
Recommendation: I watched the first half, which was pretty well done and provides solutions to the widening gap in wealth.
Inequality For All
Inequality For All (2013)
How to view: Rent from Amazon starting at $3.99, Netflix DVD service available (no streaming)
Director: Jacob Kornbluth | Producer: Jen Chaiken, Sebastian Dungan
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 1.5 hrs | Language: English
Synopsis: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich makes an eloquent and impassioned argument about how the devastating effects of America's widening income inequality not only threaten the middle class but also the very foundation of democracy itself (from Amazon).
Opinion: Robert Reich's language is easy to follow and eye-opening. Highly recommend, worth the watch.
How to view: Rent from Amazon starting at $3.99, Netflix DVD service available (no streaming)
Director: Jacob Kornbluth | Producer: Jen Chaiken, Sebastian Dungan
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 1.5 hrs | Language: English
Synopsis: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich makes an eloquent and impassioned argument about how the devastating effects of America's widening income inequality not only threaten the middle class but also the very foundation of democracy itself (from Amazon).
Opinion: Robert Reich's language is easy to follow and eye-opening. Highly recommend, worth the watch.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Stand Up Planet
Stand Up Planet
How to view: Watch a sneak peak of the television premier http://www.standupplanet.org/2014/03/tune-in/
The show premiers on May 14th 2014 on Pivot, Link TV and KCET Los Angeles
Director: David Munro | Producer: Wendy Hanamura
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: | Language: English
Synopsis: Stand Up Planet began with a hypothesis: the world is full of struggle. Comedy comes from adversity. This must be one hilarious planet. To prove it, they ventured around the globe to places dealing with serious issues. The world's highest HIV infection rate in South Africa. A sanitation crisis of staggering proportion in India.
Punchlines were unmistakable - spilling out of huts, shacks, and makeshift comedy clubs. The sound of laughter everywhere, led by young rebel heroes of a new stand up insurgency who were slaying eager audiences with the truth.
Stand up Plant followed jokes into the lives of the joke tellers - fearless members of an exploding global comedy underground who are raising their voices, making people laugh and making people think.
Opinion: There is nothing inherently funny about hunger, poverty an disease. But there is something powerful - affirming about laughing in the face of hardship. Humor is humanity's antibody to defeat, and it is as much about survivals the air we breathe.
Recommendation: Why not do a screening in your city on May 14? The film does not prescribe solutions to poverty, so be prepared to speak with your audience and bridge the solutions and call to action to support US foreign aid and aid transparency.
How to view: Watch a sneak peak of the television premier http://www.standupplanet.org/2014/03/tune-in/
The show premiers on May 14th 2014 on Pivot, Link TV and KCET Los Angeles
Director: David Munro | Producer: Wendy Hanamura
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: | Language: English
Synopsis: Stand Up Planet began with a hypothesis: the world is full of struggle. Comedy comes from adversity. This must be one hilarious planet. To prove it, they ventured around the globe to places dealing with serious issues. The world's highest HIV infection rate in South Africa. A sanitation crisis of staggering proportion in India.
Punchlines were unmistakable - spilling out of huts, shacks, and makeshift comedy clubs. The sound of laughter everywhere, led by young rebel heroes of a new stand up insurgency who were slaying eager audiences with the truth.
Stand up Plant followed jokes into the lives of the joke tellers - fearless members of an exploding global comedy underground who are raising their voices, making people laugh and making people think.
Opinion: There is nothing inherently funny about hunger, poverty an disease. But there is something powerful - affirming about laughing in the face of hardship. Humor is humanity's antibody to defeat, and it is as much about survivals the air we breathe.
Recommendation: Why not do a screening in your city on May 14? The film does not prescribe solutions to poverty, so be prepared to speak with your audience and bridge the solutions and call to action to support US foreign aid and aid transparency.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
The Reality of Food Aid: Bill Pritchard
The Reality of Food Aid: Bill Pritchard
How to view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJc0tYNGcWo
Director: TEDx | Producer: TED Talks
Produced | Country: Australia
Run Time: 13.05 minutes | Language: English
Synopsis: Bill Pritchard, human geographer, challenges our views on what it takes to create a food-secure world. Bill is an Associate Professor in Geography at the University of Sydney, where he teaches and researches on food, agriculture and rural and regional development. He embraces a geographer's passion to understand the world, believing that the best way to understand an issue is to see it first hand and talk directly to the people involved.
Opinion: Interesting insight into food aid from a geographical perspective.
How to view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJc0tYNGcWo
Director: TEDx | Producer: TED Talks
Produced | Country: Australia
Run Time: 13.05 minutes | Language: English
Synopsis: Bill Pritchard, human geographer, challenges our views on what it takes to create a food-secure world. Bill is an Associate Professor in Geography at the University of Sydney, where he teaches and researches on food, agriculture and rural and regional development. He embraces a geographer's passion to understand the world, believing that the best way to understand an issue is to see it first hand and talk directly to the people involved.
Opinion: Interesting insight into food aid from a geographical perspective.
Friday, January 10, 2014
U.S Food Aid Reform
U.S Food Aid Reform 101
How to view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Gv-o8BE44
Director: | Producer: Lisa Ferrell
Produced | Country: United States
Run Time: 2.45minutes | Language: English
Synopsis: Food aid reform can feed 4 million more people without costing the U.S. an extra dollar. Here's everything you need to know about food aid reform in just under 3 minutes.
Opinion: U.S food aid has been critical in saving lives and addressing chronic poverty and malnutrition. But the current system, which requires shipping food from the U.S to hungry people in need, is outdated, inefficient and slow, risking lives when every moment counts.
Recommendation:
Good introductory video for people who are new to the foreign aid reform.
How to view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Gv-o8BE44
Director: | Producer: Lisa Ferrell
Produced | Country: United States
Run Time: 2.45minutes | Language: English
Synopsis: Food aid reform can feed 4 million more people without costing the U.S. an extra dollar. Here's everything you need to know about food aid reform in just under 3 minutes.
Opinion: U.S food aid has been critical in saving lives and addressing chronic poverty and malnutrition. But the current system, which requires shipping food from the U.S to hungry people in need, is outdated, inefficient and slow, risking lives when every moment counts.
Recommendation:
Good introductory video for people who are new to the foreign aid reform.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Life and Debt
Clip from Life and Debt
How to view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzYGaFv1ryo
Director: | Producer: Stephanie Black
Produced: 2001 | Country: Jamaica
Run Time: 4 minutes (full film 1hour26minutes) | Language: English
Synopsis: Life and Debt is a woven tapestry of sequences focusing on the stories of individual Jamaicans whose strategies for survival are determined by the US and other foreign economic agendas.
Opinion: A great compilation of short clips that summarize well the full length documentary Life and Debt, that focus on the effects of the free trade and IMF policies.
Recommendation:
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Land Rush: Why Poverty
How to view: Full film available for streaming and download at http://www.whypoverty.net/en/all-about/land-rush/
Director: | Producer: BBC
Produced | Country:
Run Time: 58:00 | Language: English
Synopsis:
75% of Mali’s population are farmers, but rich, land-hungry nations like China and Saudi Arabia are leasing Mali’s land in order to turn large areas into agribusiness farms. Many Malian peasants do not welcome these efforts, seeing them as yet another manifestation of imperialism. As Mali experiences a military coup, the developers are scared off – but can Mali’s farmers combat food shortages and escape poverty on their own terms?
Opinion:
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