Shipbreakers (film)

Infobox Film
name = Shipbreakers


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director = Michael Kot
producer = Ed Barreveld
Michael Kot
Peter Starr
writer = Shelley Saywell (Narration)
narrator = Ted Biggs
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music = Ken Myhr
cinematography = Derek Rogers
editing = Deborah Palloway
distributor = National Film Board of Canada
released = 2004
runtime = 73 mins
country = Canada
language = English
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"Shipbreakers" (2004) is a documentary film. A co-production of the National Film Board of Canada with Storyline Entertainment directed by Michael Kot, the film explores the practice of ship breaking decommissioned vessels in Alang, India.

An impoverished third world shantytown of 40,000 on the Arabian Sea, Alang also has few environmental or safety restrictions to protect the villagers who dismantle the ships (which have been run aground on the beach) from workplace dangers and toxic substances such as PCBs, asbestos. An average of one worker a day dies from falls and other accidents while others are expected to succumb to future cancers.

Awards

*Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series (Derek Rogers)
*Ecofilms Festival First Prize - Golden Deer Award

External links

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* [http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51361 Shipbreakers] synopsis at the National Film Board of Canada website (in English)