by Suma Jasson | India | 2010 | 17 mins
Film Synopsis:
‘Niyamgiri You Are Still Alive’ is a film that talks about the anti-bauxite mining campaign in Orissa, India, led by the indigenous communities against Sterlite a subsidiary of the U.K. mining company Vedanta.
Filmmaker’s Bio:
Suma Josson is an Indian-American journalist and filmmaker. Her documentary film Niyamgiri, You are still alive, on the ecological and human damage done by bauxite mining, won a first prize in the Short Film, Environment category at the 2010 International Film Festival of India.