General Information

Author/Creator

Parisio, Anne, director.

Language

English.

Published

United Kingdom, 1997.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (60 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

The film follows the surreal journey of voodoo priest Edgar and Rasta Juste through Haiti to discover if any native black pigs survived the USAID backed programme to combat African Swine Fever, which involved eradicating an entire species of indigenous Creole pigs. The pigs had been the banking system of the peasants - left to forage for themselves and then sold when needed to pay for 'luxuries' like medicine, schooling and housing. The loss of their 'piggy bank' was a catastrophe, causing deforestation, emigration and even deeper poverty. “A Pig’s Tale” investigates these issues illustrating the catastrophic consequences of USAID’s actions on Haiti's rural poor population.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Soros Documentary Fund

Library Special Collection

Soros Documentary Fund

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2526	-	-	-