End of the Rainbow
Omschrijving
The documentary “End of the rainbow” will be shown. The film will be introduced by its producer Rob Nugent.
This documentary explores the impact of large-scale industrial mining on a local social setting in northern Guinea (Africa). Rob Nugent was working on a film about the effects of the closure of a gold mine on Dayak communities in Borneo when he was told that they were going to move the old gold mining plant to Guinea. The film starts with the plant's move and when expectations are high among international mining staff and local people whose livelihoods depend on a combination of agriculture and artisanal mining. The film shows how the local people respond to the opportunities and economic divisions the mine creates and how local jobseekers, local chiefs, security personnel, engineers, army officers, gold dealers and farmers understand one another. Over time relationships become very tense and the mine calls in the military. Conflict over the mine's presence escalates. The film is made up of an ensemble of characters and observed situations, and portrays intimately the people who are grappling to respond to these changes.
Locatie
Department of Geotechnology, Stevinweg 1
room 02.110 (in the glass part, North side)
Organisator
Mijnbouw
SME-TMS student chapter+Mijnbouwk.Ver.
Naam en contactgegevens voor informatie
Information: J.J. de Ruiter, tel.: 015-2785001 of via e-mailaddress below.