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DOCUMENTARY SERIES "Seated on a bench of gold"
Choropampa, The Price of Gold
This is the story of a majestic Andean paradise
- lost after a devastating mercury spill by the world’s richest
gold mining corporation. The US-owned mine says the situation is
under control but the filmmakers encounter a starkly different reality.
At least 900 people are poisoned and lack adequate medical care.
But hope is not lost. The town elects a dashing young mayor who
promises to win health care and fair compensation for the spill
victims. This simple farmer’s son takes on corrupt politicians,
slick company officials and shady medical experts. Months of tension
culminate in a dramatic highway blockade but cracks in the community’s
unity have already begun to show. Using techniques of cinema verité
and shocking archive material, this 2-year epic film exposes the
real price of gold.
For more information, please download our FREE teacher/activist
guide and press kit in PDF.
Awards for Choropampa, The Price of
Gold
- SEMINCI, 48th Valladolid Int. Film Festival, Spain, 2nd prize
for documentary, 2003.
- One World Human Rights Film Festival, Rudolf_Vrba_Award,
Prague, 2003.
- Mar del Plata Intl. Film Festival, Argentina, IV OCIC-SIGNIS
postproduction award for Latin America and the Caribbean.
- FESTROIA Int. Film Festival, 'Man and Nature' award, Portugal,
2003.
- International Film and Human Rights Festival, Barcelona, Audience
Award, 2003.
- Peru’s National Film Institute (CONACINE) award, given
to two best Peruvian feature-length documentaries produced between
2000-2004.
- Encounter of Spanish-American Independent Documentaries, Mexico,
Honorable Mention for Human Rights, April, 2004.
Critical Acclaim:
"'The people united will never be defeated'
...rings true again with unquestionable eloquence in this simple
advocacy video." - Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun Times.
"A powerful film" - Lucien Chauvin,
Miami
Herald.
Choropampa Television Broadcasts:
Sundance Documentary Channel. Eight broadcasts
during April-May, 2004.
TN Ecologia, Argentina, Sat. April 19 & 26
2003.
Canal N, Peru, Three broadcasts during 2003/04.
KBDI, Colorado, Channel 12, Sat. Sept 13th, 2003,
9 pm.
CBC Country Canada, Jan. 20 and Jan. 27, 2004.
Contact:
Ernesto_Cabellos
and Stephanie_Boyd, producers-directors.
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