Environment 1

Synopsis

Three 8-minute films: 1) THE CIVIL ENGINEER: The story of one man’s efforts to restore a water supply to the farmers of Armenia’s Karat province. The death of communism led to a breakdown in the water supply, resulting in widespread drought and famine. Fed up with state inertia, Gagik Grogorian worked abroad for eight months to earn the money to install 8km of irrigation canals; 2) TIGERS OF THE TAIGA: For 30 years Vladimir Kruglov used to trap Siberian tigers in the taiga forest of Russia’s Far East. But after the arrival of perestroika, hordes of hunters invaded the territory, and the tiger population dropped to 300. Now Kruglov campaigns to save the Siberian tiger; 3) TROUBLE IN THE PIPLINE: Focuses on the battle led by a group of pensioners over plans for a new pipeline and terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossisk and illustrates the brutality of the new capitalism in modern-day Russia.

Series

Beyond Red

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale - see BEYOND RED; See: BEYOND RED

Subjects

Development studies; Environmental science

Keywords

Armenia; Black Sea; conservation - environment; Eastern Europe; pipelines; protest demonstrations; Siberia; water supply

Production Company

Name

Television Trust for the Environment

Notes

Now known as TVE

Distributor

Name

TVE

Email

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.