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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Cuba, el valor de una utopía (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.