Thirst
Title
:
Thirst
Summary
:
A documentary without narration that explores how water and the ownership and control of water figure into community resistance to corporations rapidly buying up local water supplies. Examines the environmental and human rights issues associated with governments and companies making the world's fresh water supply into a commodity at the expense of local communities. Visits locations in Stockton, California, Bolivia, and India.
Year Published
:
2004
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
:
Includes 1 insert of scene selections.
Special features: optional audio commentary by the directors; 10 min. interview with the directors; ten spoken word poems about water (21 min.); Bottle this! a 12 min. graphic audio essay by Gregory Warner; an 11 min. speech by Maude Barlow, Chair of the Council of Canadians, given in Kyoto Japan at the third World Water Forum in March, 2003; an activist toolkit which contains six pdf files.
Subject
:
Water-supply -- Political aspects.
Water-supply -- Economic aspects.
Water-supply -- Social aspects.
Water resources development -- Political aspects.
Water resources development -- Government policy.
Water resources development -- Citizen participation.
Water -- Law and legislation.
Water rights.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author
:
Barlow, Maude.
Kaufman, Deborah.
Snitow, Alan.
Yamamoto, Kenji, 1950 Mar. 19-
Added Corporate Author
:
Bullfrog Films, inc.
Snitow-Kaufman Productions.
Summary
:
A documentary without narration that explores how water and the ownership and control of water figure into community resistance to corporations rapidly buying up local water supplies. Examines the environmental and human rights issues associated with governments and companies making the world's fresh water supply into a commodity at the expense of local communities. Visits locations in Stockton, California, Bolivia, and India.
ISBN
:
9781594581120
Publisher
:
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c2004.
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| Institutional Services Schools | DVD SOC 10 THI | DVD | 30706000263356 | Kennedale Audio-visual |
| Institutional Services Schools | DVD SOC 10 THI | Audio-visual media | 30706000251856 | Yellowhead Audio-visual |
| Institutional Services Schools | DVD SOC 10 THI | DVD | 30706000206702 | Attendance Centre Audio-visual |
| Institutional Services Schools | DVD SOC 10 THI | DVD | 30706000206678 | Aspen Audio-visual |
| Institutional Services Schools | DVD SOC 10 THI | Audio-visual media | 30706000206686 | Yellowhead Audio-visual |
| Institutional Services Schools | DVD SOC 10 THI | DVD | 30706000232690 | Kennedale Audio-visual |
| Institutional Services Schools | DVD SOC 10 THI | DVD | 30706000232716 | Yellowhead Audio-visual |