Covering ten thousand kilometers in two months of shooting The Trobbing Desert, Innaro and Vannini's documentary paints a broad canvas of Egypt, its ancient customs, out of the way places off the tourist routes, and its problems with accommodating recent economic and social change. From the western desert to the high plain of Gilf-al-Kebir to the Bahariya, Farafra, Dakha and Khargo oases, the ecologic and hydrogeologic risks of these fragile ecosystems are emerging ever more clearly as jeeploads of tourists advance along asphalt roads under the herald of economic and hydrologic conquest.
The Throbbing Desert
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2007
Duration
44'
Maria Rita Goletti
Production Companies
Laboratoriorosso, RAI
Languages
Italian, English
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«[...] With this documentary, co-produced by RAI and Laboratoriorosso, we wanted also to show the dramatic changes which the Western Desert is experiencing, after Egypt began to consider it as a key resource for its economic development [...] But, obviously, at such a fast growing rate, the very delicate Sahara environment is now seriously endangered. More than ever…». (Marc Innaro)
Geographical areas and populations
Geographical areas and populations
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Food on Film project
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