Global Justice Film Festival 2005
** September 13-19, 2005 **
Sponsored by Public Citizen, 50 Years in Enough, Mobilization for Global Justice, and School of the Americas Watch
All films will be shown at
Busboys & Poets Café and Bookstore
2021 14th St, NW (closest intersection: 14th and V Streets)
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m.
The Never Never Water (48 min)
This documentary tells the story of Moussa, an itinerant water seller in the suburbs of the capital of Burkina Faso. It is a mesmerizing and paced tale of water justice at a very personal level.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Fishing in the Sea of Greed (45 min)
Sponsored by Public Citizen
This film documents the current state of traditional fishing communities around the globe currently under threat of mass displacement by the industrial fishing practices of transnational corporations.
Sunday, Sept. 18, 6:30 PM
**double feature**
Guns and Greed (22 min)
Sponsored by Mobilization for Global Justice and School of the Americas Watch
Sweatshops, World Bank and IMF policies are linked to the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA). Dramatic footage of the growing campaign to shut the SOA. Powerful statements from students against sweatshops, labor leaders, veterans and church people participating in protests at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia .
followed by
Uprooted: Refugees of the Global Economy (28 min)
Sponsored by Mobilization for Global Justice and School of the Americas Watch
A compelling documentary about how the global economy has forced people to leave their home countries. UPROOTED presents three stories of immigrants who left their homes after global economic powers devastated their countries.
Monday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m.
African Fiber (discussion after the film)
Sponsored by 50 Years is Enough
Join filmmaker Francoise Champey for a film examining trade, globalization, and their effects on small-scale cotton farmers in Africa. "The African Fiber" explains the difficulties West African farmers face; the effects of WTO rules as they relate to cotton farming and trade, presenting an African perspective on these issues. Interviews with José Bové, Aminata Traoré, as well as West African designers, artists, farmers, activists and artisans.
to see films shown at previous film festivals, click here.
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