The end of poverty? / a Cinema Libre Studio production in association with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation ; written and directed by Philippe Diaz ; produced by Beth Portello.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Diaz, Philippe, director, producer.

Portello, Beth, producer.

Stillman, Matthew, producer.

Sheen, Martin, narrator.

Cinema Libre Studio, production company.

Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty.

Poverty--Government policy.

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poor--Developing countries.

Poor.

Slavery.

Natural resources.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 minutes)

Other Title:

End of poverty? : think again

Place of Publication:

Burbank, CA : Cinema Libre Studio, 2010.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking, and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade, and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries. The End of Poverty? asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate? The film has been selected to over 25 international film festivals and will be released in US theatres starting November 13, 2009. Directed by Philippe Diaz, produced by Cinema Libre Studio with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 104mins, 2008, USA, documentary in English, Spanish, and French with English Subtitles.

Participant:

Narrator, Martin Sheen.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 04, 2018).

Official Selection, Critics' Week, Cannes Film Festival

OCLC:

904383790