Life and debt
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Black, Stephanie (Motion picture director), producer,
Becker, Belinda, narrator.
Manley, Michael, 1924-1997, interviewee.
Fischer, Stanley, interviewee.
Witter, Michael, interviewee.
Becker, Belinda, narrator.
Manley, Michael, 1924-1997, interviewee.
Fischer, Stanley, interviewee.
Witter, Michael, interviewee.
Published
New York, NY : Distributed by New Yorker Video, [2003].
Edition
Collectors edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Prescott College - MED - Media Area
HC154.L54 2003
1 available
HC154.L54 2003
1 available
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Distributed by New Yorker Video, [2003].
Format
DVD Video
Edition
Collectors edition.
Language
English
UPC
717119830342
Notes
General Note
Narration based on "A small place" by Jamaica Kincaid, 1987.
General Note
Originally produced as an American documentary in 2001.
General Note
Special features: trailer (2 min.); additional footage from Michael Manley's interview [featurette] (18 min.); director commentary [optional audio feature]; photo gallery on the international anti-globalization movement [slide show] (7 min.); music video "Mr. Heartless" [featurette] (5 min.); information on CD soundtrack [text feature].
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography by Malik Sayeed, Kyle Kibbe, Richard Lannaman, Alex Nepomniaschy ; edited by John Mullen.
Participants/Performers
Narration read by Belinda Becker; interviews with Michael Manley, Stanley Fischer, Michael Witter, David Coore, Jerry Rawlings, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Description
This documentary examines the effects of World Bank and the International Monetary Fund loans on the infrastructure Jamaica established in the wake of independence from the UK in 1962. Seven billion in debt (circa 2000), Jamaica has seen its agricultural industries laid to waste by the impossibility of competing with subsidized, multi-national American based companies. The poverty of 'average' Jamaican in a shantytown near Kingston is in stark contrast to the luxurious tropical fantasy paradise experienced by tourists in posh Montego Bay. In a dog-eat-dog global economy, the US and its multinational corporate clients have all the advantages, while Jamaica has no agriculture, no industry, and no tax base--only ever-growing debt.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; Dolby Digital audio; letterbox presentation, 16/9, compatible 4/3.
Language
In English; closed-captioned.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott College - MED - Media Area | HC154.L54 2003 | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Anti-globalization movement -- Jamaica.
Documentary films.
Globalization -- Economic aspects.
Globalization -- Political aspects.
Globalization -- Social aspects.
Globalization.
International business enterprises -- Jamaica.
International Monetary Fund.
International trade -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Investments, Foreign -- Jamaica.
Jamaica -- Description and travel.
Jamaica -- Economic conditions.
Jamaica -- Social conditions.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World Trade Organization.
Documentary films.
Globalization -- Economic aspects.
Globalization -- Political aspects.
Globalization -- Social aspects.
Globalization.
International business enterprises -- Jamaica.
International Monetary Fund.
International trade -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Investments, Foreign -- Jamaica.
Jamaica -- Description and travel.
Jamaica -- Economic conditions.
Jamaica -- Social conditions.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World Trade Organization.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Black, S. (. p. d., Becker, B., Manley, M., Fischer, S., Witter, M., Aristide, J., & Kincaid, J. (2003). Life and debt (Collectors edition.). Distributed by New Yorker Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephanie (Motion picture director), Black et al.. 2003. Life and Debt. Distributed by New Yorker Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephanie (Motion picture director), Black et al.. Life and Debt Distributed by New Yorker Video, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Black, Stephanie (Motion picture director),, et al. Life and Debt Collectors edition., Distributed by New Yorker Video, 2003.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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