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There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho (2010)
"There once was an island" by Briar March
There Once was an Island by Briar March When I heard from the documentary I had to think of documentaries often dealing with the rain-forest and its inhabitants. In those documentaries big companies are blamed for damaging the forest and drive away the inhabitants. The reason why I wanted to watch this documentary, was to find out who is responsible for the misery of the inhabitants of the island. In the documentary a small island and its villagers are shown and it deals with their problems caused by the rising sea level. The villagers don't have the knowledge and resources to prevent the Sea drowning the island including their houses, fields and homes. The rising sea level is caused by the world-wide pollution. Furthermore the government's support is criticized because there were merely sent scientists to examine the island problems. Briar's documentation set up a really touching scene. Villagers were interviewed and scientists reported about the island problems, so you really could sympathize with them. It made clear, that something has to change and suggests urgently to think about our life-style. In conclusion I think the film is worth watching and worth thinking about, because the author and producer are displaying, how common and careless behaviour effect the environment and people who have to live in zones where the problems first emerge.