EDUCATIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL SALES
“UNDER RICH EARTH” NOW AVAILABLE FROM RYE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION FOR LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.
Rye Cinema is pleased to announce that institutional/educational DVDs of
the international award winning Canadian documentary “Under Rich Earth” are
now available from Rye Cinema Distribution.
Under Rich Earth is a powerful and uniquely moving film that has attracted
the attention of film lovers, academics, teachers, industry analysts,
policy-makers, NGO’s, lawyers and politicians in Canada and around the
world.
In a remote mountain village in Ecuador, farmers face the prospect of being
forced off their land to make way for a mining project. Unprotected by the
police and ignored by their government, they prepare to face down the
‘invaders’ on their own. Their resistance leads to a remarkable and historic
stand off between farmers and a band of mysterious armed men hiding in the
cloud forest. Under Rich Earth is a surprising and poignant tale of courage
and determination.
“Urgent and vital filmmaking in the spirit of favourites like Kanehsatake:
270 Years of Resistance and Manufactured Landscapes.”
- Jesse Wente, CBC
“I have shown parts of the film to several of my law classes not only
because it is a good film but mainly because it has influenced the
development of the law.”
- Professor Shin Imai, Osgoode Hall Law School
“A classic example for companies on how not to handle community relations.”
- Editorial, The Northern Miner
Subjects:
Film Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Human Rights, Global Politics, Environment,
Ecology, Mining, Indigenous Peoples, Biodiversity, Global Issues,
Sustainable Development, International Justice, Law Enforcement, Economics,
Latin American Studies.
Awards
WINNER - Golden Reel Humanitarian Award - Tiburon International Film
Festival
WINNER - Global Conscience Award, Mexico City International Documentary Film
Festival
TOP TEN - Vancouver International Film Festival
TOP TEN - Encuentros del Otro Cine, Ecuador
NOMINATED - Coral Award, Best Documentary, Havana Film Festival
NOMINATED - Best Documentary, Hamburg International Independent Film
Festival
Screenings
Toronto International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Sudbury International Film Festival
BEST.DOKS Munich - Human Rights Films
Havana Film Festival
Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival
Hamburg International Independent Film Festival
Calgary Justice Film Festival
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Winnipeg Documentary Project
Imagen de los Pueblos, Ecuador
Encuentros del Otro Cine, Ecuador
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Victoria Film Festival
Cinema Politica Bucharest
Boulder International Film Festival
Watchdocs Warsaw
Tiburon International Film Festival
Specifications
Running time: 92 minutes
Country of Origin: Canada/Ecuador
Copyright date: 2008
Original Languages: English and Spanish with English subtitles
Versions: French and German versions are currently in production
Price
$295.00 - Institutional/Educational version (PPR) + shipping
To order a copy for your University or College Library, send your purchase
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