A Thousand Suns Trailer

A Thousand Suns tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region. This isolated area has remained remarkably intact both biologically and culturally. It is one of the most densely populated rural regions of Africa yet its people have been farming sustainably for 10,000 years. Shot in Ethiopia, New York and Kenya, the film explores two interrelated threats to the Gamo Highlands: 1) the evangelistic aspirations of the protestant church that are destroying the Gamos indigenous spirituality and governance systems; and 2) the efforts of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), a Western aid organization which is spending hundreds of millions of dollars bringing chemical pesticides, fertilizers and‚ improved seeds to the continent. Through these external forces we gain insight into the modern worlds untenable sense of separation from and superiority over nature. And we see how the interconnected worldview of the Gamo people is fundamental in achieving long-term sustainability, both in the region and beyond.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• The gamo
• highland
• africa
• ethiopia
• food
• issue
• religion
• ecology
• spirituality
• festival
• AGRA
• Monsanto
• new york
• ancient
• modern
• bridge
• biology
• Rift valley

[marykh59]

go google living waters and take the good test!

[GagnezTV]

Africa doesn't need a green revolution - Africa IS a green revolution (for thousands of years)...

-G

[sapumale]

naneedj.info I love being outdoors preferably

[wwwpower1]

thanks for this film

[ivoshanti]

awesome music!! transmits HOPE despite the tragedy. anyone knows the composer's contact?

[dicamark]

if anybody knows were I can download this documentary PM me please  I will be kind enough to send the hacked global warming Emails as a payment back:)

[ambergypsy9]

Bless all of you who have the finances, the will, the strength,the passion and the knowledge to bring these great documentaries out to the masses. The thing is....so many of us just watch them, wring our hands in dispair and then carry on with our normal lives. It's our voices that count - our choices that count..what we read, who we choose to listen to.....

[guybenzeno]

Looks great. Interesting theme too.

[ase010]

Obama Pushes GM Foods on Ghana, Africa - Feature Article of Saturday, 5 September 2009

read the news at ghanaweb(dot)com

This is a horror story people, stop the African and global genocide now!!!

[silver2727]

beautifully executed trailer...