Cry of the Forgotten Land
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Subjects:
Anthropology, Asian Studies, Forests, Human Rights |
Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: Video Project
Closed Captioned: |
Running Time: 26 mins
Country of Origin: United States
Study Guide: No |
Copyright Date: 1995
Available in French: No
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New Guinea, second largest island on earth, is home to over 100,000 species found nowhere else and to ancient human cultures, including the Moi people. The Moi's harmonious relationship to nature is threatened by the Indonesian government whose recruited emigrants are chopping down their rain forest home. Filmed at great personal risk, by a visitor to the island (journalists have been banned since 1963), this video is a well-crafted study of the ancient Moi culture and its perils. |
Awards: Silver Apple - Nat’l Ed. Media Fest; Silver Plaque - Chicago Int’l Film Fest; Gold Cindy; Best Environmental Film - Telluride Mountain Film Fest.
