Suze Rotolo passed away last week after a battle with lung cancer.  She was 67.

Rotolo was an activist, artist, writer and teacher. 

She was also, for a time, muse to the 20th century's greatest song writer, Bob Dylan. 

UNDER RICH EARTH

THIS THURSDAY at the OTTAWA HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL

"Urgent and vital filmmaking in the spirit of Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance and Manufactured Landscapes."
 - Jesse Wente, CBC

Followed by a Q&A with director Malcolm Rogge
Date: Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Time: 7:30
Where: The ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau Street, Ottawa
Tickets: $15

In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador, coffee and sugarcane farmers face the dismal prospect of being forced off their land to make way for a mining project. Unprotected by the police and ignored by their government, they prepare to face down the 'invaders' on their own. Their resistance leads to a remarkable and dangerous stand off between farmers and a band of mysterious armed men high in the cloud forest. In a world dominated by news of massacres and terrorism, Under Rich Earth is a surprising and poignant tale of hope and determination.
* Winner: Humanitarian Award - Tiburón International Film Festival
* Winner: Global Conscience Award - Mexico City Documentary Film Festival
* Top Ten Most Popular Canadian Films: Vancouver International Film Festival
* Nominated for Coral Award - Best Documentary - Havana Film Festival
* Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Victoria Film Festival, Sudbury International Film Festival, Watch Docs Warsaw, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Encuentros del Otro Cine - Quito, Boulder International Film Festival and many more...
Ottawa Human Rights Watch Film Festival
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/ottawa/2010
Under Rich Earth
http://www.underrichearth.com
DVDs AVAILABLE
The Limited Edition Director's Cut DVD of Under Rich Earth will be available for purchase: $25.00
"Gripping and disturbing..."
**** Eye Weekly
"Graceful and Uplifting"
Critic's Pick NNNN
- NOW Magazine
"A remarkably prescient cautionary tale..."
- Matthew Hays, Montréal Mirror