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Awards (click to collapse)

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), The Netherlands (2003) – Winner: Silver Wolf

Guldbagge Awards, Sweden (2004) – Nominated: Best Documentary

Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival, Portugal (2004) – Winner: Audience Award

Prague One World Film Festival, Czech Republic (2004) – Winner: Czech Radio Award

Seville European Film Festival, Spain (2004) – Winner: Special Mention

Short
International

2003

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An innovative visual spectacle which offers an intelligent analysis of the ravages of consumerism and the people violently opposed to it. The film focuses on anti-globalisation guru John Zerzan, whose call for a giant dismantling project, of everything that separates us from nature and puts people on the treadmill of constant work and consumption, has inspired many to take to the streets. A creative montage of consumer madness and soundbites by corporate captains, dissembling politicians, Wall Street barons and Microsoft morons, juxtaposed with sound-image portraits of third-world poverty and slave labour, eloquently illustrate how 20% of the world is gobbling up 80% of its resources. A compelling case for ditching the empty pursuit of material well-being for a simple and fulfilling life.

Courtesy of the Swedish Film Institute.

Previous Festivals

Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival, Portugal (2004)

Seville European Film Festival, Spain (2004)

Prague One World Film Festival, Czech Republic (2004)

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), The Netherlands (2003)