Dead donkeys fear no hyenas
Synopsis
Ethiopia is one of the most productive and profitable agricultural areas in the world. With the consent of the EU or the World Bank, the Ethiopian government leases millions of hectares of supposedly unused land to foreign investors. Produce is exported far from Africa while hundreds of tons of food aid arrive in the country by air. Yet this is more than a disgraceful inconsistency: in recent years the country has experienced the greatest forced expulsions in modern history, the loss of livelihood for smallholders and protests have been severely repressed. Yes, desperation urges victims to take action because “dead donkeys fear no hyenas” … Please note the full version of this film is not available in Germany, Switzeland and Austria.
Awards : - San Francisco Green Film Festival 2017 - Green Tenacity Award - Life After Oil 2017 - Best International Documentary Award - EINE-WELT-FILMPREIS NRW (2017) - Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 2017 - Best Film on the topic of soil - Social Impact Media Awards 2018 - Jury Prize for Transparency - HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival 2018 - Honourable Mention for Best Film
Director's statement
What I saw when the idea came was very simple. As food aid was going into the country, food products were being exported out. I was simply curious to see how this could be the case. What I found was that lives were being destroyed. I discovered that the World Bank and other development institutions, financed by tax money, were contributing to these developments in the region. I was ashamed, also ashamed that European and American companies were involved in this. What started as curiosity, soon turned into a real life political thriller. The Ethiopian government was misusing this multi-billion dollar development aid program for their own agenda. And it was destroying lives.
Why we selected this film
A distressing subject and poignant witness accounts for this beautifully directed documentary which highlights the scandal of land grabbing to which Ethiopia’s smallholders are falling prey. One of the people in the film, a local journalist, shows us the role of whistleblowers and the commitment of some who risk their lives, willing to do anything to alert the public and denounce these human and environmental disasters.
Je pense qu’il faudrait que chacun des 15 films soit à égalité pour qu’il soient tous largement diffusés , mais il a fallu faire choix…je dirais également que ce documentaire démontre la conséquence direct de « nature : le nouvel eldorado de la finance », c vraiment à gerber
Monday January 28th, 2019, 04:37 PMBonjour Patricia,
Monday January 28th, 2019, 09:32 AMVous l’êtes, en votant pour vos films préférés ! 🙂
Atroce, à tous points de vue. Merci pour ce film. Je voudrais le montrer à tous…
Sunday January 27th, 2019, 11:27 PMMerci pour ce documentaire très utile pour dénoncer des pratiques honteuses et soulever un problème qui malheureusement ne doit faire que croître.
Le manque de réaction de la Banque Mondiale malgré la mobilisation d’hommes et de femmes au péril de leur liberté, voire de leur vie, est édifiant.
Greenpeace est-elle mobilisée sur des sujets de ce type ?
y a-t-il d’autres ONG qui se battent contre l’accaparation des terres et pour la défense des peuples autochtones et des personnes qui se battent à leurs côtés ?
bref, qu’est-il possible de faire au-delà de manger bio et local…
Merci d’avance pour vos réponses
Friday January 25th, 2019, 09:52 PMComment est-ce possible tout ce désastre et cette injustice! ?La banque Mondiale devrait se remettre en question, c’est le bien, le mieux qu’elle devrait favoriser, l’autonomie et l’autosuffisance des populations et non l’expropriation, l’esclavage, la dépendance à l’aide humanitaire, la violence croissante… c’est épouvantable!
Sunday January 20th, 2019, 05:00 PMHumanity is been witnessed through the Internet Spreading the word far and wide .Those displaced Ethiopians are now with me in my life I will not shake them off my shoulders They are here to stay They go with me everywhere ,especially to the supermarket
Sunday January 20th, 2019, 03:23 AMBonjour,
Je veux bien être membre du jury de l’édition 2019.
Cordialement.
Patricia.
Friday January 4th, 2019, 02:01 PM