The film has won 18 international awards, aired on over 30 television channels and screened in more than 100 film festivals.
Nagpur:
Bitter Seeds, a documentaryfilm produced by US-based filmmaker Micha Peled on theagrarian crisis of cotton growers and their plight, is beingshown in Vidarbha region.
"Every 30 minutes, a farmer in the country killshimself in despair because he no longer can provide for hisfamily. The documentary film takes the viewers to a village atthe centre of suicide crisis region in Vidarbha to explorewhat's behind the shocking statistics," Micha told reportershere today.
The film has won 18 international awards, aired onover 30 television channels and screened in more than 100 filmfestivals.
Bitter seeds raises critical questions about thehuman cost of genetically modified agriculture. It is thethird film in Micha's trilogy, the filmmaker said.
After airing on television in August, a group from Goawill be screening the documentary film at 14 places inYavatmal district.
The screening will be held between November 16 and 21,Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti president Kishore Tiwari said.
Residents from these localities where the film wasshot will be able to watch it in their respective villages,Tiwari added.
"Every 30 minutes, a farmer in the country killshimself in despair because he no longer can provide for hisfamily. The documentary film takes the viewers to a village atthe centre of suicide crisis region in Vidarbha to explorewhat's behind the shocking statistics," Micha told reportershere today.
The film has won 18 international awards, aired onover 30 television channels and screened in more than 100 filmfestivals.
Bitter seeds raises critical questions about thehuman cost of genetically modified agriculture. It is thethird film in Micha's trilogy, the filmmaker said.
After airing on television in August, a group from Goawill be screening the documentary film at 14 places inYavatmal district.
The screening will be held between November 16 and 21,Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti president Kishore Tiwari said.
Residents from these localities where the film wasshot will be able to watch it in their respective villages,Tiwari added.
