China Blue takes us inside a blue-jeans factory, where Jasmine and her friends are trying to survive a harsh working environment. But when the factory owner agrees to a deal with his Western client that forces his teenage workers to work around the clock, a confrontation becomes inevitable.
Shot clandestinely in China, under difficult conditions, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retail companies don't want us to see - how the clothes we buy are actually made.
86 min.
37 film festivals in 24 countries so far
Toronto International Film Festival - Official Selection
IDFA (Amsterdam) - Winner: DOEN/Amnesty International Human Rights award
Vancouver film festival - Honorable Mention
Ryan's Well - 2001
Director: Latita Krishna
An admirably straightforward documentary, the film details the -- amazingly successful -- efforts of 7-year-old Ryan Hreljac of Kemptville, Ontario, to have a well built in Uganda. Ryan at first mistakenly thought that he could get the well built for $70; upon learning the true figure -- $2,000 -- he determines to raise that money, and does so.
In this moving documentary, we will meet Ryan and his friends who helped to raise the money, his family and his generous neighbours. We'll find out what touched Ryan, what motivated him and what kept him going. And, of course, we will be with Ryan when he sees, for the first time, the difference he has made with the building of Ryan's Well. 50 min.
50 min.
Kid's First Choice Award 2003 Kids World Film Festival
Nominee Award of Excellence Alliance for Children and Television 2003
