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Thursday, July 12

7:00pm JANADHAAR @ Whitsell Auditorium

For nearly a century, alpinists and hikers were drawn to Nanda Devi, the highest peak entirely within India. When it was designated as a national park in 1982, mountaineering and trekking were prohibited, causing many people dependent on ecotourism to migrate. Campaigning to win back their right to economic self-determination, the local Bhotiya finally won a government concession to run treks in 2006.

As Portland filmmakers Jade Adjani and David Meek follow a trek through the stunning mountains, they illuminate the nearly 25-year effort of one Himalayan community to balance environmental conservation and participatory economic development. (93 mins.)

DIRECTOR: JADE ADJANI, DAVID MEEK
PORTLAND, 2012

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8VITO4bZ5Y
Tickets: http://nwfilm.org/screenings/42/430/#2498

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