Casula Powerhouse (details)
4:00pm Sunday 19th September
An uplifting story of a small town’s struggle
Christian Harbaruk, Pablo D’Aló Abbá, 2009, Documentary, Argentina, 83min, Spanish with English subtitles
In Esquel, Argentinean Patagonia, a Canadian company was granted the rights to extract gold and silver from a mine located 7km away from the city, using huge amounts of water and cyanide. With a 50% of the population living below the poverty line, the mining enterprise appeared to be the solution.
Marcelo Martinessi, 2009, Short, Paraguay, 20min, Spanish with English subtitles