"WITH SO MUCH WEALTH IN THE WORLD, WHY IS THERE STILL SO MUCH POVERTY"
The End of Poverty? from Cinema Libre Studio on Vimeo.
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 theatres in November 2009. Directed by Philippe Diaz, produced by Cinema Libre Studio with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 104mins, 2008, USA, documentary in English, Spanish, French with English Subtitles.
The material presented in THE END OF POVERTY? is not only pertinent to the disenfranchised people in the film, but to all levels of society. Cinema Libre Studio has launched an educational program designed to reach K-12, Universities and Colleges, and organizations and individuals.
Ending poverty is a daunting challenge. However, since it was made by human rules and institutions, new ones can unmake it, right?
The intention of the film is to change the dialogue so that concerned citizens will blame the system that creates poverty, not the people caught up in it.
As an important film with a small distribution budget, The End of Poverty? really needs your help. If you can organize a group to go see the film over opening weekend when it comes to your town, it will make a difference.
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