Hunger and Poverty

Chicken a la Carte : Director: Ferdinand Dimadura | Genre: Drama | Produced In: 2005

Synopsis: This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people.

Binamban (The Glorious Food of Lagonoy) : Director: Ferdinand Dimadura | Genre: Drama | Produced In: 2006

Synopsis: BINAMBAN is a food made from wild grains mixed with coconut meat and sugar. It is endemic in the town of Lagonoy. What gives this food its unique flavor and taste is the wrapping from a wild leaf called Hagikhik. A food community from Santa Maria of that particular town manufactures BINAMBAN. One enterprising businessman wanted to commercialize Binamban's manufacture. But then he realized that in doing so - he would teach this simple folks Greed and the commercialization of Binamban would surely lead to its demise.

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6. Video Set on Hunger, Poverty and Economic Development

	Hans Rosling: Myths about the developing world With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks a few myths about the "developing" world. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:35)
	Supermarket Secrets : A two part documentary about how are food is produced and some of the problems associated with it. Each part is about 50 minutes long.
	Super_Size_Me: Super Size Me is an Academy Award-nominated 2004 documentary film, directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. It follows a 30-day time period (February 2003) during which Spurlock subsists exclusively on McDonald's fast food and stops exercising regularly. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. During the filming, Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, sampling every item on the chain's menu at least once. He consumed an average of 5,000 calories (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment 1hr 40min
	Sierra Leone: Gunrunners: One of the major dimensions of the underground economy is the illegal sale of weapons. In this video, FRONTLINE/World investigates the deadly business of international weapons dealers, whose guns, grenades and mortars have contributed to millions of deaths around the world. We follow a team of U.N. detectives as they track down the source of illegal arms used to massacre civilians in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 20 min
	The History of Marijuana: Drugs are one of the bellwethers of the informal economy and marijuana accounts for a large percentage of drug sales. This film provides an account of how drugs, and marijuana in particular, were presented to the public. Generally drugs were associated with marginal groups and by making them illegal, provided a way to control these populations. 59 minutes
	Chicken a la Carte : Director: Ferdinand Dimadura \| Genre: Drama \| Produced In: 2005 Synopsis: This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people.
	Binamban (The Glorious Food of Lagonoy) : Director: Ferdinand Dimadura \| Genre: Drama \| Produced In: 2006 Synopsis: BINAMBAN is a food made from wild grains mixed with coconut meat and sugar. It is endemic in the town of Lagonoy. What gives this food its unique flavor and taste is the wrapping from a wild leaf called Hagikhik. A food community from Santa Maria of that particular town manufactures BINAMBAN. One enterprising businessman wanted to commercialize Binamban's manufacture. But then he realized that in doing so - he would teach this simple folks Greed and the commercialization of Binamban would surely lead to its demise.