Aamakaar, the turtle people, directed by Surabhi Sharma
Type
Label
Aamakaar, the turtle people, directed by Surabhi Sharma
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Aamakaar
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
904564016
Responsibility statement
directed by Surabhi Sharma
Runtime
77
Sub title
the turtle people
Summary
A people of a village in North Kerala fight to preserve their village, and their livelihoods, threatened by sand mining on their estuary. For the last ten years they have been conserving Olive Ridley Turtles that come to their beach to nest. They see the preservation of a species on the verge of extinction as an extension of their fight against the destruction of their estuary, their village, and their lives. The film follows the rhythm of work in the village to unfold this struggle for existence of a species, of a people
Target audience
adult
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Genre
Subject
Director
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor2
- Genre1
- Subject7
- Director1
- Mapped to1