Life and debt [videorecording] / produced and directed by Stephanie Black ; narration written by Jamaica Kincaid ; a Tuff Gong Pictures production.
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FilmPublisher number: DVD-83003 | New Yorker VideoPublication details: New York : New Yorker Video, [2003]Edition: Collectors ed., Letterbox edDescription: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. and some b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 1567303110Other title: Life + debt [Cover title] | Life plus debtSubject(s): Kincaid, Jamaica -- Film adaptations | International Monetary Fund -- Jamaica | World Bank -- Jamaica | Globalization -- Social aspects | Jamaica -- Economic conditions | Jamaica -- Social conditionsGenre/Form: Documentary films. | Feature films. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. LOC classification: HC154.Z9 | E565x 2003Production credits: Cinematography, Malik Sayeed, Kyle Kibbe, Richard Lannaman, Alex Nepomniaschy ; editor, John Mullen ; music, Mutabaruka.Interviews with Michael Manley, Stanley Fisher, Jean-Bertrand Aristide ; narrator, Belinda Becker.Summary: Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun, but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies, such as the International Monetary Fund, while driving home the devastating consequences of globalization.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | DVD/972.92/LIFE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500033234 |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Narration based on A small place by Jamaica Kincaid.
Special features: additional footage from Michael Manley's interview ; director's commentary ; photo gallery on the international anti-globalization movement ; trailer ; music video: Mr. Heartless ; information on CD soundtrack.
Cinematography, Malik Sayeed, Kyle Kibbe, Richard Lannaman, Alex Nepomniaschy ; editor, John Mullen ; music, Mutabaruka.
Interviews with Michael Manley, Stanley Fisher, Jean-Bertrand Aristide ; narrator, Belinda Becker.
Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun, but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies, such as the International Monetary Fund, while driving home the devastating consequences of globalization.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD.
Closed-captioned in English.
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