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DUBLUCK, Ethiopia — On a warm January afternoon in southern Ethiopia, thousands of ill-tempered livestock stand in groups with the pastoralists who have guided them for dozens of miles to drink. The animals dot an expansive field of Acacia trees, severed bits and pieces of dead grass and dust.
Earlier in the day thousands of young goats, sheep and calves took turns to have their fill of water. And the show will not end with the cattle; camels are still waiting in line. For being the best able to resist drought, now they will be last.
Produced by Alex Stonehill and Julia Marino of CLPMag.org for PBS's Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal in association with the Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting.DUBLUCK, Ethiopia — On a warm January afternoon in southern Ethiopia, thousands... more
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The Yamuna River, which flows through the heart of India's capital city, New Delhi, is one of the holiest Rivers in Hindu mythology. Its also one of the most polluted rivers in the world absorbing over 200 million gallons of sewage from the city each day. This video takes us to the banks of the Yamuna, where some still eke out a living from a river that others are fighting to bring back to life.The Yamuna River, which flows through the heart of India's capital city, New... more
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“As newspapers across the country struggle to stay viable both culturally and fiscally, Seattle’s own Post Intelligencer is slated for closure. 'It's in the P-I' tries to capture the confusion and disappointment of the people who worked the last few days of this 142 year old Seattle institution.”
This project was produced as a part of The International Documentary Challenge. It was conceived and completed over the span of five days at the beginning of March 2009. It represents a collaboration between The Last Quest and the Common Language Project.
This film was an official selection at the following film festivals:
The Seattle International Film Festival
DC Shorts
Milwaukee Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival
BendFilm Festival
Local Sightings“As newspapers across the country struggle to stay viable both culturally and... more
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NAIROBI, Kenya--The long rainy season in Kenya has begun and sudden storms regularly burst over Nairobi. Many welcome the downpours, which signal the end of another dry summer and wash the steamy crowded capital clean each morning.
In Kibera, a massive slum of rusty tin roofs and makeshift homes spreading out from the southwest of the city, the rain is turning the twisting dirt roads and alleyways to thick red mud.
Here in one of largest slums in the world--a flashpoint for violence stemming from Kenya's parliamentary elections in December--the rain is causing open sewers to swell and uncollected garbage to rush in rivers of tattered plastic and human waste through backyards.
Audio slideshow by Alex Stonehill, produced in association with the Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting for 1h2o.org.NAIROBI, Kenya--The long rainy season in Kenya has begun and sudden storms regularly... more
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A truck depot is about the last place on earth you’d expect to find an art scene. But in Pakistan, the tradition of painting and detailing trucks adds glitter and glamour to the transport business, and offers a colorful distraction in a country tormented by war and political instability.A truck depot is about the last place on earth you’d expect to find an art... more
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The sky is just beginning to lighten over Lake Victoria and the hacking of machetes echoes along the Kenyan coastline. Fishermen, stripped to their underwear in the already rising heat, are chasing silvery baby fish through the thick grass that chokes the lake shores, in defiance of laws against fishing in these delicate breeding grounds.
"I've seen the water recede, and even now it continues to go down" says Idi Obiero, one of hundreds of Kenyan fisherman that have recently been arrested for following catches into Ugandan waters. "When the water goes down here, we have to follow the fish into the deeper waters. That's the only way you can get enough fish to feed your family."
Water levels in Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and a major feature of East Africa's landscape and economy, have fallen by as much as six feet since 2003. Climbing temperatures, invasive species, international hydroelectric projects and millions of poor fishermen all play a part in the environmental crisis that threatens to add Lake Victoria to the growing list of the world's dying lakes.
Video by Alex Stonehill and Sarah Stuteville, produced in association with the Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting for PBS's Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal.The sky is just beginning to lighten over Lake Victoria and the hacking of machetes... more
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