Amazon Tears - Through her Eyes
Catalogue Number: A265-001
Producer: CinéFête
Producers: Parks, Reg
Directors: Parks, Erin
Subject: Canadian World Studies, Documentary, Environmental Studies, Global Issues, Global Studies, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Sciences, Women's Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2015
Running Time: 29:16
The film, Amazon Tears - Through Her Eyes provides a rare opportunity to meet the women of the Peruvian Amazon, as they face rapid changes in their remote area, due to international industry, technology and population growth.
Since 2003 the government has leased more than 70% of the Peruvian Amazon to oil companies, forever altering the way of life along the river. Each woman opens up about the reality of their day-to-day existence, challenges, relationships and hopes for their future.
Chapters include 1. Introduction (Lilian and Ines, the village of Santa Clotilde), 2. Looking in from the Outside (Liz, a Canadian missionary), 3. Mothers and Daughters (Neo and Anagaly, nurses in the local hospital), 4. Trying to Embrace Change (Mother Socorro who runs the boarding school), 5. Living on the Edge (Jasmina and Mariol survive only on the food they grow), 6. Fighting Against Injustice (Lilian’s work in community development).
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