igoc part1

This 27-minute film on the endosulfan tragedy `In God's Own Country' brings to the public eye the suffering of the residents of Kasargode district of Kerala. From physical and mental deformities to serious gynaecological and respiratory disorders, endosulfan spraying on the cashew plantation in Kasargode has literally impaired one whole generation of people living on the fringes of the plantation area.

honours: 2006 - FILM WITH BEST MESSAGE, ABU DHABI ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL, UAE; 2004 - NOMINATED AT PINE FILM FESTIVAL, USA; NOMINATED AT ONE WORLD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, OTTAWA; NOMINATED FOR BEST FILM - PLANET IN FOCUS FILM FESTIVAL, TORONTO; 2003 - NOMINATED FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION CATEGORY VATAVARAN, INDIA; 2002 - NOMINATED AT THE PENNSYLVANIA FILM FESTIVAL, USA; OFFICIAL SELECTION - 10th ANNUAL RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, LONDON

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• environment;
• public
• health;
• endosulfan;
• kasaragod;
• kerala;
• pesticide
• contamination;
• documentary