Sounds and images from the Keita valley, Niger: to stave off encroaching desertification, the local inhabitants, helped by international development agencies, plant trees and build irrigations systems. The result? 5000 sq. km of fertile cropland regained from a former dustbowl. Sam Cole documents how it was possible to restore life and hope to one of the world's poorest areas. This short was presented as part of a collective installation at the MLAC-Museum Laboratory of Contemporary Art, University of Rome, La Sapienza. The film also won special jury mention in the Corto DOC competitive category of the Bellaria Film Festival.
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Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2008
Duration
10'
Sam Cole
Water
Water
Pure from its source, uncontaminated and bottled in plastic, this essential element is both wasted and sought after like a treasure, too much or too little in a changing world.
Food on Film project
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