Learning on ScreenTaxi to Timbuktu
- Synopsis
- Through the story of Malian Alpha Gassana, a New York taxi driver, the film examines the circumstances of West Africa’s ‘environmental refugees’, migrant workers forced to work in rich countries in order to survive.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1995
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)
- Subjects
- Development studies
- Keywords
- Mali; migrant workers
Credits
- Director
- Christopher Walker
- Producer
- Peter Day; Sylvia Stevens
Production Company
- Name
Faction Films
- Phone
- 020 7586 5526
- Fax
- 020 7586 4866
- Address
- 28-29 Great Sutton Street
London
EC1V 0DU
Distributor
- Name
TVE
- General email: tve@tve.org.uk.Sales and outreach: distribution@tve.org.uk
- Web
- http://tve.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 91 (11) 26 410 684
- Address
- 46 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QJ - Notes
- TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.
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