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Poverty, Inc. :
Title :
Poverty, Inc. : fighting poverty is big business but who profits the most? / Ro*co Films ; Brainstorm Media ; Tugg ; Acton Media presents a Poverty Cure production in association with Coldwater Media ; producers, James F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Michael Matheson Miller ; written by Jonathan Witt, Michael Matheson Miller, Simon Scionka ; directed by Michael Matheson Miller.
Title:
Poverty, Inc. :
Varying Form of Title:
Poverty, Incorporated
Format:
DVD
System details note:
DVD; NTSC; aspect ratio 16:9.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production / Publication Information:
[United States?] : www.povertyinc.org, c2015.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture documentary in 2014.
Summary:
"'I see multiple colonial governors, ' says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment in Africa. 'We are held captive by the donor community.' The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry - the business of doing good has never been better. Yet, the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change. Drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore. From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?"--From container.
Participant or performer note:
Interviewees: Magatte Wade, George Ayittey, Marcella Escobari, Herman Chinerry-Hesse. Narrated by Robert Sirico.
Creation production and credits note:
Director of photography, Simon Scionka; editors, Simon Scionka, Tom Small.
Language:
English
Language note:
Spanish dubbing and English/Spanish subtitles available.
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