SYNOPSIS Population growth has been left out of the climate debate because it is considered controversial, yet it is one of the most important factors. The global population has passed the 7 billion mark and India will soon overtake China as the most populous nation in the world, but one state in southern India has found the solution. The unique history of Kerala and ‘the Kerala Model’ is outlined, using it as an example of achieving population control in developing countries without coercion. INTERVIEWEES include Prof. Amartya Sen, the 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences, William Ryerson of the Population Institute, Brinda Karat, a politician and Vice-President of the All India Democratic Women’s Association, as well as many young women from Kerala talking about their lives. AWARDS / SCREENINGS: Gold World Medal: Society & Social Issues at 2016 New York Festivals Film & TV Awards; Gold Award winner: Social Issues at 2015 World Documentary Awards (Indonesia); Gold Award winner at 2016 World Human Rights Awards (Indonesia); Gold Award winner: International Documentary at 2016 World Film Awards (Indonesia); Gold Award winner: Documentary Feature at 2016 International Movie Awards (Indonesia); Gold Award winner: Documentary Feature at 2015 International Independent Film Awards (USA); Golden Palm Award winner: Documentary Feature at 2016 Mexico International Film Festival; Winner: Documentary Feature at 2016 Indie Gathering (USA); Platinum Award Winner at 2016 International Film Festival for Women, Social Issues & Zero Discrimination; Golden World Award at 2016 World Film Awards (Indonesia); Silver Lei winner at 2016 Honolulu Film Awards (Hawaii); Rising Star Award winner for 2016 Canada International Film Festival Award of Distinction at 2015 Humanitarian Awards for IndieFEST Film Awards (USA); Award of Distinction at 2015 Humanitarian Awards for Global Film Awards (USA); Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature at 2016 Impact DOCS Awards (USA); Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature at 2015 Accolade Global Film Comp. (USA); Award of Excellence: Women Filmmakers at 2015 IndieFEST Film Awards (USA); Award of Excellence at 2015 Depth of Field International Film Festival (USA); International Award of Merit winner at 2016 International Film Festival for Environment, Health and Culture (Indonesia); Award of Recognition at 2016 Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards; Semi-finalist at 2016 Polish International Film Festival; Quarter finalist at 2016 NEXTV Indie Film competition (USA) Official Selection at 2015 China Women’s Film Festival Official Selection at 2016 Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival (USA) Official Selection at 2016 Las Cruces International Film Festival (USA) Official Selection at 2016 New York City Independent Film Festival (USA) Official Selection at 2016 World Music & Independent Film Festival (USA) Official Selection at 2016 Les Femmes Underground Film Festival (USA) Official Selection at 2016 ReelHeART International Film Festival (Canada) Official Selection at 2016 Riverside International Film Festival (USA) Official Selection at 2016 Colortape International Film Festival (Aus) Official Selection at 2016 Garden City International Film Festival (India) Official Selection at 2016 Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival (India) Official Selection at 2016 Zanzibar International Film Festival Official Selection at 2016 Women Deliver Arts & Cinema Corner Official Selection at 2016 Tiburon International Film Festival (USA) Official Selection at 2016 Ischia Film Festival (Italy) Official Selection at The Workers Unite Film Festival 2016, New York Official Selection at 2016 Norwich Radical Film Festival (UK) Official Selection at 2016 TWIFF/The World’s Independent Film Festival (USA) Completed September 2015 by f-reel pty ltd. www.f-reel.com

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