Wednesday, November 11, 2009

NYC Results welcomes "The End of Poverty"

We've viewed an advance copy of "The End of Poverty", narrated by Martin Sheen and directed by Phillippe Diaz and its a strong portrayal of the culpability (and subsequent responsibility) of the developed world for the world's extreme, systemic poverty. In a sense, its a great posing of the questions that RESULTS provides the answer to.


Here's the synopsis:
"Narrated by Martin Sheen, The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in forced labor and the seizure of land and minerals. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries."

We've been offered a few tickets to select shows for the opening this weekend, including a discussion with the Director this Sunday at noon. Click on
this link to get free tix for NYC Results members to select shows.