Survival's Satirical Film Targets Imposing 'Development' on Tribal People Survival International
go to original February 4, 2014

In the satirical animation 'There You Go!', development experts claim to bring 'sustainable development' to an imaginary tribe. Instead, they bring destruction. (Oren Ginzburg/Survival International)

A new film launched by Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights, takes a satirical look at how tribes are often destroyed in the name of ‘development’.

The 2-minute animation ‘There You Go!’ shows how ‘development’ can rob self-sufficient tribal people of their land, livelihood and pride, and turn them into beggars.

In the short film, based on a comic book by author Oren Ginzburg, development experts claim they want to bring ‘sustainable development’ to an imaginary forest-dwelling tribe – who end up destitute, in a slum.

‘There You Go!’‘s central message is that forcing ’development’ on tribal people can destroy them, and that tribal people know best what is good for them.

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