Consuming Hunger: Getting the Story
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Consuming Hunger: Getting the Story
Part of “Hunger Project.”
The famine in Ethiopia was first discovered by the Western media in 1983. It took a long time for the story to reach the headlines and by then many had died. What were the circumstances that led to that hunger’s exposure in the media and why are there still millions of diseased and hungry that live in refugee camps around the world?
Director: Ilan Ziv
Producer: Amit Goren
Production Company: Amit Goren Productions
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Film Name in Hebrew: הרעב ומערכת העיכול של התקשורת
Category: Experimental Cinema / Health / International Stories
Tag Words: desease Ethiopia famine hunger project media refugee camps Third World[ Western media
Part of “Hunger Project.”
The famine in Ethiopia was first discovered by the Western media in 1983. It took a long time for the story to reach the headlines and by then many had died. What were the circumstances that led to that hunger’s exposure in the media and why are there still millions of diseased and hungry that live in refugee camps around the world?
Director: Ilan Ziv
Producer: Amit Goren
Production Company: Amit Goren Productions
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Film Name in Hebrew: הרעב ומערכת העיכול של התקשורת
Category: Experimental Cinema / Health / International Stories
Tag Words: desease Ethiopia famine hunger project media refugee camps Third World[ Western media
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