About Otra Cosa No Hay
- Year Released:
- 2014
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Metadata:
- Directed by Christiana Ochoa
The water-rich highlands of the Colombian Páramo de Santurbán
are nearly pristine, evidently preserved by the traditional
mining communities inhabiting the region. The delicate
balance maintained between economic needs, exploitable
natural resources, and environmental protection has recently
been disrupted by the arrival of foreign large-scale mining
companies.
Otra Cosa No Hay (
There is Nothing Else) transports its audiences
to this remote region of Colombia in order to provide complex
insights into the conflicts between local people, foreign
companies and environmentalists over the proper use of
Colombia’s natural treasures. Christiana Ochoa is scheduled
to be present. (HD presentation)
The screening is sponsored by the
Center for the Study of Global Change, African Studies Program,
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, IU’s
Maurer School of Law, Center for International Business and
Entrepreneurial Research, and the Oxfam Club at IU.