hello kind folk
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE PREMIERE SCREENING OF
EMPTY PROMISES: The Plunder of Paradise
In Papua New Guinea the world's biggest loggers of tropical rainforest are
operating on stolen land.
7pm FRIDAY 10th AUGUST 2001
ROOM 411, BUILDING 2 (Engineering)
UTS Tower on Broadway, Sydney
FREE ENTRY
I've attached the poster so you can print it out & distribute
& please send this invite on to anyone you know who'd be interested.
A BLURB ABOUT THE VIDEO
In Papua New Guinea the world's biggest loggers of tropical rainforests
are operating on stolen land. Silas Dagulara has returned to his tribe
after 30 years away to find that their forest is being logged by the
Malaysian timber giant Rimbunan Hijau. Royalty payments are small and the
logging company's promises have not been kept. International aid money is
funding the plunder. But in other parts of PNG the locals are saying "NO"
to the transnational timber corporations.
'EMPTY PROMISES' is a journey into grassroots Papua New Guinea. It visits
Milne Bay Province, travels up the Wegulani River and into the foothills
of the Owen Stanley Range. This is the heart of the Kakabai people's
customary land and the scene of a huge logging operation.
It meets the tribe whose lives are being changed forever. Interviews with
landowners, conservationists, the Forest Authority and the logging company
play out a story of stolen land, broken promises and an industry out of
control. The trail leads to the shores of Milne Bay, where the huge logs
are barged out to waiting ships. It is the tale of a jungle tribe's
struggle to come to terms with big business and government
corruption. This is the story of what is occurring throughout PNG, the
3rd largest tropical rainforest ecosystem in the world.
But in other parts of the country the local people are literally felling
trees to save their forests. They use portable or "Walkabout" sawmills
and, with little damage to the forest, are making up to 30 times the money
that logging royalties would otherwise provide. We travel with 13
traditional canoes making a historical ocean voyage to Lae along the
spectacular Huon coast to promote the small scale alternative.
Filmed in 3CCD Digital in Milne Bay and Morobe provinces, 'EMPTY PROMISES'
features stunning footage of PNG's tropical rainforests, wildlife, tribal
villages, ceremonial activities, logging operations, log export
facilities, 'Walkabout' sawmill activities and a very unique ocean voyage.
The story is told through the people themselves and to the beat of local music.
Duration: 55 minutes
A film by David Burgess & Suzanne Bates
contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details
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