Abstract
Three choices. Move to the slums in the city, accept a place at a resettlement site or stay at home and drown.
The people of Jalsindhi in central India must make a decision fast. In the next few weeks, their village will disappear underwater as the giant Narmada Dam fills.
Bestselling author Arundhati Roy joins the fight against the dam and asks the difficult questions. Will the water go to poor farmers or to rich industrialists? What happened to the 16 million people displaced by fifty years of dam building? Why should I care?
This film follows the Jalsindhi villagers through hunger strikes, rallies, police brutality and a six-year Supreme Court case. It stays with them as the dam fills and the river starts to rise...
The people of Jalsindhi in central India must make a decision fast. In the next few weeks, their village will disappear underwater as the giant Narmada Dam fills.
Bestselling author Arundhati Roy joins the fight against the dam and asks the difficult questions. Will the water go to poor farmers or to rich industrialists? What happened to the 16 million people displaced by fifty years of dam building? Why should I care?
This film follows the Jalsindhi villagers through hunger strikes, rallies, police brutality and a six-year Supreme Court case. It stays with them as the dam fills and the river starts to rise...
Subject
Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (India), Adivasis -- India -- Narmada River Valley, Dams -- Environmental aspects -- India -- Narmada River Valley, Dams -- Economic aspects -- India -- Narmada River Valley, Dams -- Social aspects -- India -- Narmada River Valley, Dams -- India -- Narmada River Valley
Contributors
Armstrong, Franny (director), Armstrong, Franny (writer), Armstrong, Franny (producer), Wadia, Nina (narrator), Sall, Gregers (editor), O'Rorke, John (editor), Brierley, Chris (composer), Thomas, Alfie (composer), Davi, Ntennis (videographer), Spanner Films Ltd (producer), Bullfrog Films (distributor)
Duration
01:14:29 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college
Copyright Holder
| Name | Bullfrog Films (Firm) |
| Role | distributor |
| Telephone | 800-543-3764 |
| Address | Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149Oley, PA 19547 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2002-01-01
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