<div><strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Three young filmmakers drive the the Pan-American Highway to investigate the effects of the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP). The three cross the border into Mexico “and beyond”. </span></span></span></strong></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino; font-size: medium;">The PPP is a multinational development plan to build roads, dams and canals through Mexico and Central America. It creates infrastructure for corporations to access natural and human resources in the region. Local communities unite in resistance to promote alternative development.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pass Me the Map</span></span></strong><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> weaves vibrant and intimate images with an original soundtrack along the cities and countryside of the Pan-American Highway. The soundtrack features: Fuga, Department of Eagles, honeybird, Jahmila, Amber Mendez and Joselyn Wilkinson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pass Me the Map</span></span></strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> is about the sharing of information from North to South - and South to North. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The video </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">is accessible to both Spanish and English-speaking audiences.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Directed by Spencer Wilkinson, <strong>Pass Me the Map</strong> is available for screenings at film festivals, organizations or schools. The film is a crucial source of information about current struggles in Mexico and Central America. It presents important development conflicts in the region, including the takeover of the Chixoy Dam in Guatemala. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Contact spencerwilkinson@gmail.com for information on distribution, screenings or to purchase a copy of <strong>Pass Me the Map</strong>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <br /></span></span></span></div>
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Pass Me the Map
In Project: Pass Me The Map
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10/20/2010
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SHOW INFORMATION:
Producer: eshea
Theme: Cultural Perspectives
In Project: Pass Me The Map
License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Generic
Rating: TV-G
Language: English
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