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Developing Countries (41)

Fisheries, Forest and Water Resources (3)

  • The Bright Land
    The Bright Land
    Morten Parker 1959 30 min
    This short documentary from Morten Parker takes audiences on a tour of the islands in the West Indies Federation, circa 1959. While there, we see the various resources of the islands, including sugar, coffee, bananas, oil, and bauxite.
  • Not Far from Bolgatanga
    Not Far from Bolgatanga
    Michael Rubbo  &  Barrie Howells 1982 28 min
    This short documentary demonstrates how international aid works, or fails to work, in the transfer of technology from a more to a less industrialized society. In the late 1970s, the government of Ghana, with the help of the Canadian International Development Agency, drilled wells and installed hand-operated pumps in many of the African country’s villages in an effort to provide a clean and convenient water supply. The film explores the relationships between people, environment, technology and nations of varying levels of industrialization from a decidedly Western perspective.
  • The Riches of the Indies
    The Riches of the Indies
    Ian MacNeill 1958 30 min
    Part three of New Nation in the West Indies takes stock of the economic situation as it exists in the British West Indies in the year of federation. It visits various islands in the Caribbean and shows the development programs being carried out to stimulate industry and all forms of production. The interest of Canada in helping this new nation achieve a sound economy is made evident in the film.

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