Baobab: Highlights
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"Every Corner of the Land" Broadcast by CBC Newsworld
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"My name is Gerardo Soto Vargas. My profession is agriculture."
Those simple but profound words open Every Corner of the Land, Baobab's
sensitive documentary feature about the chemical-spray culture of the Andes
mountains. The video focuses on the efforts of farmers and scientists to
break the habit; restore fertility to the land. CBC Newsworld, the
24 hour news and information channel of the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, is featuring the documentary on its environment
program "Planet Watch." The premiere broadcast was on Sunday, November
26th, coast to coast to coast in Canada. "Planet Watch" producer, Angie
Stokman, says that several repeat transmissions are planned. Other Canadian
broadcasters, such as Ottawa's CHOH-TV, have also expressed interest in
the program.
For a description of other Baobab projects, look at our projects
page.
Every Corner of the Land was shot in May 1995, on-location in
the Andes mountains of Colombia and Ecuador. It is in English with subtitles
for the Spanish language portions.
Music for the production was written and performed by talented,
Canadian composer, Allen King.
For video and audio post-production we used the state-of-the-art facilities
of Sound Venture Productions
in Ottawa, Canada.
A Spanish language version of Every Corner of the Land will be
released in 1996.
Every Corner of the Land is available in NTSC format on VHS or
Betamax cassettes from the Communications Unit, CIAT,
AA 6713, Cali Colombia.
© 1995, Baobab Productions Inc., Ottawa, Canada
