Dear Friends and Colleagues, Celebrate Earth Day with an In-depth Look at One of its Most Outstanding Regions: The Amazon! ETERNAL AMAZON (AMAZÔNIA ETERNA), A FILM BY BELISARIO FRANCA, IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURCHASE! "Cinema has discussed issues about Amazônia, but never like in this film" __ESTADAO DE SAO PAULO "_Amazônia Eterna_ explained the rain forest in a way I had never understood it before, but the film fascinated me as cinema, as an admirable aesthetic experience."_ _Luiz Carlos Merten, GOOD PLANET, ESTADAO "[_Amazônia Eterna_] seeks to showcase projects that are being carried out with a positive outcome when thinking in terms of a green economy." _ _SUSTENTATOR The Amazon is a vast laboratory for sustainable experiments that are revealing new relationships among human beings, corporations, and the natural heritage crucial for life on the planet. This is where the guidelines are being drawn up for a new global economic model: the green economy. _Eternal Amazon_ presents a critical analysis of how the worlds largest tropical rainforest is understood and utilized. Exploring the Amazons five million square kilometershome to 20% of the worlds freshwater reservesthe film asks whether it is possible for humans to make sustainable use of the rainforest by featuring nine successful projects that directly benefit the local population and foster good economic partnerships. Experts like economist Sergio Besserman, ecologists Bertha Becker and Virgilio Viana, and Amazonians themselves explain activities such as agriculture, fisheries, and animal husbandry. The film portrays the daily lives of the forest people as the guardians of this great natural heritage that, if properly managed, could last into eternity. _Eternal Amazon_ is an indispensable resource for Ecology and Environment Studies, Anthropology, Latin-American Studies, Sociology, and Economics, among others. FILM FESTIVALS International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Green Screens Film Society of Lincoln Center Festival do Rio Good Planet Film Festival ORDER THE DVD AND WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: HTTP://PRAGDA.COM/FILMS/ETERNAL-AMAZON VIEW PRAGDA’S NEW RELEASES HERE: HTTP://PRAGDA.COM/FILMS About Pragda PRAGDA is a cultural initiative that specializes in offering Latin American and Spanish films of educational interest for students focused in Latin American studies, Spanish and Portuguese language studies, ethnic studies, womens studies, history, sociology, politics, art and media studies, and international studies among others. Our collection includes films by such notable directors as Lucía Puenzo, Juan Carlos Valdivia, Fernando Trueba, Pablo Larraín, Mariana Rondón, and many others. To learn more about Pragda, visit www.pragda.com [1] Links: ------ [1] http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vtSIwflre3f7TvtceEPML6chs9As7bZ5wh_q3G6_7OkTOW50pDPiQc9WgNJWqgkj95Yw3apLCjrJ48m012mbBQFBB2yF_RFDEpJclDSGV3sfi1VmlrNItI1K6pdrRnRaZoMU_FFbUH5VGGjV4LyWqr3UZaOlWiWdi97OhFcA4TY=&c=&ch= ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: https://listserv.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html