Journey to planet Earth. On the brink

DVD

Journey to planet Earth. On the brink [(DVD) videorecording] / a Screenscope production in association with South Carolina ETV ; a film by Hal and Marilyn Weiner ; producer, Marilyn Weiner ; director-writer, Hal Weiner.

Weiner, Marilyn. (Producer). Weiner, Hal. (Director, Screenwriter). Zakin, Robert. (Film editor). Boni, Dennis. (Cinematographer). Ferrucci, Frank. (Composer). Dabelko, Geoffrey D. (Scientific advisor). Homer-Dixon, Thomas F. (Scientific advisor). Gleick, Peter H. (Scientific advisor). Damon, Matt. (Narrator). Screenscope, inc. (Added Author). South Carolina Educational Television Network. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Explores a growing national security threat throughout the world, how environmental pressures can lead to violence, terrorism and regional conflict. Travel to areas where environmental degradation and unsustainable development practices have had negative impacts on the quality of life for millions of people. Bangladesh: Yearly droughts and floods, extreme poverty, and severe health problems have left people with few options except to flee their homeland where violence, terrorism, and bombings are pervasive. South Africa: Trying to ease the pain of environmental inequities, post-apartheid South Africa has been empowered with a renewed sense of pride. Peru: Is terrorism once again the last resort for those who face poverty and destitution in Peru's shantytonwns, perhaps putting the country on the brink of another revolution? Haiti: Once a popular tourist destination, deforestation has contributed to the country's economic collapse. Now violence and terror are spiraling Haiti deeper into poverty and gang warfare. Mexican/U.S. Border: In some of the most isolated regions in North America, every day thousands of migrants attempt to cross the harsh desert into the United States risking everything in search of a decent livelihood for themselves and their families.

Record details

ISBN: 9781928964285
ISBN: 1928964281
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Screenscope, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally broadcast as an episode of Journey to planet Earth on PBS in 2009.

Special features: Abridged version (26 min.); Educators' guides (DVD-ROM).
Formatted Contents Note:: Opening segment -- Bangladesh -- South Africa -- Peru -- Haiti -- Mexican/U.S. Border -- Closing segment.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Edited by Robert Zakin ; cinematographer, Dennis Boni ; music, Frank Ferrucci ; science advisors, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Peter Gleick.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrated by Matt Damon.
Target Audience Note:: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:: Closed-captioned (full episode only).