In this thought-provoking film, Deepa Dhanraj takes on the international population establishment, challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation is responsible for poverty and environmental degradation. In India, peasant farmers are being evicted from their land and then accused of being feckless, poor, irresponsible and unable to feed their families. Dhanraj argues that it's the same process that took place in 19th century Scotland during the Highland clearances.
By skillfully intercutting reconstructed scenes from the Napier Commission of enquiry into the Highland clearances, interviews with contemporary Rajasthani village women today, archival US news footage and current day propaganda films warning of the dire consequences of global population increase, Dhanraj argues that nothing has changed.

Bullfrog Films Collection

Population -- Economic aspects, Poverty -- India, Food supply, Malthus, T. R. -- (Thomas Robert), -- 1766-1834, Poverty -- Scotland

Developing stories - Series 2

Dhanraj, Deepa (director), Mohan, Reena (editor), Dhanraj, Deepa (producer), Contractor, Navroze (videographer), Bedi, Nandini (editor), D & N Productions (producer), British Broadcasting Corporation (contributor), Television Trust for the Environment (contributor)

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English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Bullfrog Films (Firm)
Role	distributor
Telephone	800-543-3764
Address	Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149Oley, PA 19547
Email	[email protected]

1994-01-01

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