The Bomb Under the World

199451 min 27 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Werner Volkmer

Production: Catherine Mullins (Green Lion Productions Inc.)Marrin CanellKent MartinBob CulbertMark StarowiczDarce Fardy

Script: Gwynne Dyer

Produced by Green Lion Productions Inc. in association with the CBC, with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Société générale des industries culturelles - Québec, and the NFB, and with the financial assistance of Rogers Telefund.

An ornately decorated elephant leads a parade through an Indian village. A religious holiday? No, a promotional campaign for soap. Consumer society is coming, and India's growing population is looking westward, demanding the same goods and a similar living standard. And why shouldn't they? But what are the broader consequences of Western-style consumerism taking hold in large developing countries?

Subject categories


  • Economics > ConsumerismForeign Countries
  • Developing Countries > Economic and Industrial DevelopmentIndia, Nepal and Pakistan
  • Social Issues > Media and Consumerism

Credits


director
Werner Volkmer
producer
Catherine Mullins
Marrin Canell
Kent Martin
Bob Culbert
Mark Starowicz
Darce Fardy
executive producer
Catherine Mullins
co-executive producer
Stephen Low
script
Gwynne Dyer
cinematography
Kent Nason
sound
Yvon Benoît
editing
Hannele Halm
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
music
Osvaldo Montes
host
Gwynne Dyer