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PLANET
IN FOCUS
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
CANADA 2004
ONE
WORLD
OTTAWA 2004
PINE FILM FESTIVAL
2004
VATAVARAN 2003
INDIA'S NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FOR
THE WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT
PENNSYLVANIA FILM FESTIVAL
USA, 2002
10th
RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
LONDON 2002
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BEST
MESSAGE - ABU DHABI WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
FILM FESTIVAL 2006
FARMERS IN TAMIL NADU, PUNJAB, KARNATAKA AND
KERALA ARE STILL USING THE DEADLY PESTICIDE
- ENDOSULFAN. WE NEED FUNDING TO MAKE MORE
REGIONAL LANGUAGE VERSIONS SO THAT THIS FILM
CAN REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE.
IF YOU CAN HELP US, DO MAIL US AT:
mail AT elephantcorridor DOT org |
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Synopsis
In rural India, children and teenagers still run
out of their classrooms to look at planes flying above.
For the children of Kasaragode district in Kerala,
India it was even more exciting - a helicopter flew
through their skies every year spraying a white mist
over the cashew plantations.
This started 30 years ago. The white mist is Endosulfan.
A deadly pesticide.
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A local doctor Dr. Mohanakumar noticed that his patients
were falling mysteriously ill. There were too many
cases of cancer and even more disturbing congenital
birth defects. Narayana, a teacher at the local school
realized that nearly one third of the school’s
students were impaired in some form or the other.
The hills that were once filled with bees, jackals
and many bird species were strangely silent. Suicide
and depression are now common.
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A year ago, the community
correlated these events to the pesticide sprays. This
was the beginning of an awakening and a battle to stop
the pesticide sprays.
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Tests conducted
by the Centre for Science and Environment revealed that
almost everything was contaminated with endosulfan -
right from the water, to the vegetables to human blood.
The government decided to ban the pesticide temporarily.
Who are the children of Kasaragode?
What is their life like? In God’s Own
Country tells the story of a community that
refuses to leave its ancestral home but instead stays
to fight for it’s basic right to pure air and
water.
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Producer |
Elephant Corridor Films |
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Directors |
Rajani Mani, Nina Subramani |
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Camera |
Viraj Singh |
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Editing |
Radha Narayanan |
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Music |
Timothy Madhukar |
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Distributor |
Elephant Corridor Films |
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Order
a Copy- In God's Own Country
(English and Telugu versions available) |
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DOMESTIC [India] |
REST OF THE WORLD |
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VCD |
Rs 500 |
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VHS - NTSC |
US $ 75 |
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DVD |
Rs 1000 |
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DVD |
US $ 40 |
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Costs include packaging and shipping.
MODE OF PAYMENT
Send a demand draft or cheque drawn in
favour of ‘Elephant Corridor’ |
Please add US $ 10 for postage.
MODE OF PAYMENT
International money orders favouring ‘Elephant
Corridor’ / We prefer payments to be made through
Western Union. |
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ADDRESS |
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Nina Subramani / Rajani Mani
Elephant Corridor Films
# 181, 2 B CROSS,
4TH MAIN DOMLUR 2ND STAGE
BANGALORE 560071
INDIA
Mobile: +91 99452 41260
Email: elephantcorridor AT gmail DOT com
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RIGHTS:
For Telecast and Distribution Rights contact: mail AT
elephantcorridor DOT org |
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