Journey for Survival
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Journey for Survival |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 15 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dick Young |
| script | Stephan Wilkinson |
| production |
Bernard Gerin , Dick Young |
| camera | Dick Young |
| cut | Bill McNally |
| occupation | |
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Journey for Survival is an American documentary - short film by Dick Young from the year 1981st
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The film is about the struggle for survival in countries with no access to drinking water . It shows the search for water in countries such as Ethiopia , Yemen , Peru , India , Bangladesh and the Philippines . As a way out of this misery, efforts of the United Nations are shown, in which water pipelines , wells and pumps are built with local commitment . Also shown are dangers of polluted water, such as dysentery , typhus and gastroenteritis . Here, too, the United Nations is trying to remedy the situation. They declared the years 1981 to 1990 the "United Nations International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade".
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Journey for Survival is a promotional film from the United Nations International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade program of UNICEF , the United Nations Development Program and the World Health Organization .
The film was at the Oscar ceremony in 1982 as Best Short Documentary nominated.
Web links
- Journey for Survival in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Journey of Survival in the UN Audiovisual Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Journey For Survival. In: UN Audiovisual Library. Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ The 54th Academy Awards | 1982. In: Oscars.org. Retrieved February 8, 2020 .