|
|
Life and Debt - Opening Night (SOLD OUT)
Stephanie Black - US/Jamaica - 2001 - 86m - 35mm - documentary
In English
Jamaica - land of sea, sand and sun. And a prime example of the complexities and dangers of economic globalization for the world's developing countries. Utilizing Jamaica as an example of a country which has been under the tutelage of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international lending institutions for nearly twenty-five years, this searing film dissects the "mechanism of debt" that is destroying local agriculture and industry in Third World countries while substituting sweat-shops and cheap imports. With a voice-over narration written by Jamaica Kincaid, adapted from her non-fiction book A Small Place, LIFE AND DEBT is an unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, and government and policy officials who see the reality of globalization from the ground up. With music by Mutabaruka, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Sizzla, Bob Marley, Buju Banton, Yami Bolo. Click here to learn about Human Rights Watch's work on globalization issues. Distributor - New Yorker Films
Co-presented by URGE with a Special Live Musical Introduction by Ziggy Marley
Return to HRWIFF NY Schedule/Calendar
|
How to
purchase tickets
|
|
