Thursday, November 7, 2002
7:00 PM

23 minutes
Language: English
Year and Country of Production: 2000. India
Director: AMAR KANWAR

The Many Faces of Madness is a short film that emerges from the reality of destruction and the appropriation of the commons in India.

This film with its images of contemporary ecological destruction in India brings people face to face with the intensity and impact of globalisation and industrialisation, of commerce and greed, as it travels through images from different parts of India, revealing glimpses of traditional water harvesting systems, mining, chemical pollution, community forest protection, displacement, deforestation, biopiracy and coastal ecosystems.

Within the present context of globalisation the film is being used by many groups and individuals across audiences in schools, colleges and NGO's .It is also being used by groups to confront, initiate dialogue and sensitise representatives of governments, industry and those responsible for environmental destruction.