Poverty, Inc.
Kris Mauren (Film producer), James F. Fitzgerald (Film producer), Michael Matheson Miller (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer), Jonathan Witt (Screenwriter), Simon Scionka (Screenwriter, Editor of moving image work), Tom Small (Editor of moving image work), Magatte Wade (Interviewee), George B. N. Ayittey (Interviewee), Marcella Escobari (Interviewee), Herman Chinery-Hesse (Interviewee), Robert A. Sirico (Narrator), Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm) (Film distributor), Brainstorm Media (Production company), Tugg Inc (Production company), Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty (Production company), PovertyCure (Organization) (Production company, Publisher), ColdWater Media (Production company)
"'I see multiple colonial governors,' says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment in Africa. 'We are held captive by the donor community.' The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry - the business of doing good has never been better. Yet, the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change. Drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore. From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?"--From container
DVD Video, English, 2015
PovertyCure, [Grand Rapids, Michigan], 2015