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Life and debt [videorecording] / produced and directed by Stephanie Black ; narration written by Jamaica Kincaid ; a Tuff Gong Pictures production.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: DVD-83003 | New Yorker VideoPublication details: New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2003].Edition: Collectors ed., Letterbox edDescription: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. and some b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1567303110
Other title:
  • Title on container: Life + debt
  • Life plus debt
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC154.Z9 E565 2003
  • HC154 .L53 2003
Production credits:
  • Cinematography, Malik Sayeed, Kyle Kibbe, Richard Lannaman, Alex Nepomniaschy ; editor, John Mullen ; music, Mutabaruka.
Interviews with Michael Manley, Stanley Fisher, Jean-Bertrand Aristide ; narrator, Belinda Becker.Summary: Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun, but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies, such as the International Monetary Fund, while driving home the devastating consequences of globalization.
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DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD HC 154 .L53 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:33 - DVD Available 601408

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.

Narration based on "A small place" by Jamaica Kincaid.

Special features: additional footage from Michael Manley's interview ; director's commentary ; photo gallery on the international anti-globalization movement ; trailer ; music video: Mr. Heartless ; information on CD soundtrack.

Cinematography, Malik Sayeed, Kyle Kibbe, Richard Lannaman, Alex Nepomniaschy ; editor, John Mullen ; music, Mutabaruka.

Interviews with Michael Manley, Stanley Fisher, Jean-Bertrand Aristide ; narrator, Belinda Becker.

Jamaica became an independent country from Great Britain in 1962. It is the land of sea, sand and sun, but it is also a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Effectively portrays the relationship between Jamaican poverty and the practices of international lending agencies, such as the International Monetary Fund, while driving home the devastating consequences of globalization.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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Closed-captioned in English.

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