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Jamaica for sale
Title
Jamaica for sale [videorecording] / written and produced by Esther Figuero and Diana McCauley.
Published
[S.l] : Vagabond Media ; [Kingston, Jamaica] : Jamaica Environmental Trust, c2009.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (DVD) (84 mins) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Also released in 2008 as a 92 min. recording.
Director, cinematographer & editor, Esther Figuero.
Summary
Jamaica for sale counters the dominant view that tourism is the savior of the Jamaican people. Lively and hard hitting, with powerful voices, arresting visuals and iconic music, Jamaica for sale documents the environmental, economic, social and cultural impacts of unsustainable tourism development. As Jamaica is irreversibly transformed by massive hotel and luxury condominium development, Jamaica for sale both documents this transformation and tries to turn the tide.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 06, 2011
Credits
Director, cinematographer & editor, Esther Figuero.
Performers
Narrators, Jonathon Chambers, Esther Figuero and Diana McCauley.
System details note
DVD.
Contents
[Disc 1.] Jamaica for sale
[Disc 2.] Jamaica for sale : chapters and additional content.
Chapter one: Jamaica for sale (Introduction)
Chapter two: History of tourism
Chapter three: Socio economic impacts
Chapter four: Impact on marine environment
Chapter five: Beach Access
Chapter six: Regulatory framework
Chapter seven: Pending environmental impacts
Chapter eight: Prognosis for tourism
Chapter nine: Tourism & the picturesque
Chapter ten: Credits.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Also listed under
Vagabond Media.
Jamaica Environmental Trust.
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