REVIEW: Noted: Pacific climate change doco lacks ‘media impact’

"On the night the The Hungry Tide was screened on Māori Television in New Zealand, our family was having a farewell party for our relatives returning to Kiribati the next day. We sat cross-legged on a mat in a circle while women prepared meals for everyone... of course our family members were g...

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Main Author: Taberannang Korauaba
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Asia Pacific Network 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4e12585e986e46da9bb434dcadac7af2
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Summary:"On the night the The Hungry Tide was screened on Māori Television in New Zealand, our family was having a farewell party for our relatives returning to Kiribati the next day. We sat cross-legged on a mat in a circle while women prepared meals for everyone... of course our family members were going to watch the 'movie' rather than a documentary. They were going to re-connect their memories of Kiribati through this film. Not suprisingly, climate change and sea level rise are already a disaster on the minds of these people."