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Bitter Seeds film poster. Directed by Micha X. Pele. A\J alternativesjournal.ca
Bitter Seeds
May 15, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Semini Pathberiya
The third instalment of the "Globalization Trilogy" follows an Indian farmer who is struggling to stay alive in a world of genetically modified seeds, farmer suicides and skyrocketing debt.
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e-wasteland A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
e-Wasteland
May 14, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Semini Pathberiya
David Fedele funded, produced, directed and edited this exposé of a community that relies on e-waste to survive.
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Beautiful Corn A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Beautiful Corn: America's Original Grain from Seed to Plate
May 8, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Rachael Baker
Anthony Boutard offers a nostalgic history of corn, interspersed with recipes, photos and sketches.
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Flora S. Nickerson Down on the Labrador, by David Blackwood (1978) A\J
Black Ice: Prints from Newfoundland
May 5, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Grace Johnstone
David Blackwood's majestic east coast etchings will be at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria from May 3 to Sept. 8, 2013.
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Wake Up and Smell the Denial
May 5, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Jeff Gailus
A review essay on three books about warping the reality of climate change.
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Carbon Rush Amy Miller A\J AlternativesJournal.ca
Carbon Rush
May 5, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Semini Pathberiya
Director Amy Miller explores the dark side of carbon offsets.
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Promo image for Highrise: Out My Window, NFB, on Alternatives Journal.
Highrise: Out My Window
Apr 30, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Marcia Ruby
A\J's publisher shares her amazement after engaging in the Highrise project's first interactive doc, Out My Window.
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Shattered Sky
Apr 11, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Julie Bélanger
Directors Dorst and Evans show that if we could save the ozone, we can stop climate change.
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Northwords
Apr 3, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Julie Bélanger
Five Canadian authors journey to Torngat Mountains National Park, attempting to capture the “idea of the north.”
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Lost Rivers
Mar 14, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Eric Rumble
Caroline Bâcle’s film plunges into the past, present and future of waterways beneath cities around the world.
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