The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)

Directed by

Faith Morgan

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

53 min

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines how Cuba faced a severe economic crisis after the Soviet Union fell. It shows the country's shift toward local farming and reduced energy use as a response to the collapse.

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What happens

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil is an American documentary film that explores the Special Period in Peacetime and its aftermath; the economic collapse and eventual recovery of Cuba following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Following the dramatic steps taken by both the Cuban government and citizens, its major themes include urban agriculture, energy dependence, and sustainability. The film was directed by Faith Morgan, and was released in 2006 by The Community Solution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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