(Santo Domingo) – Hundreds of students from various schools in Santo Domingo had the opportunity to see the screening of the documentary Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience, a film produced by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE).  The film, directed by Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of GFDD, was presented this morning in the offices of FUNGLODE, as part of the activities of the IV Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, which takes place from September 10 to 14 in various locations throughout the country.

Children from República de Nicaragua, La Salle and Colegio Amor y Paz schools, as well as other participants of FUNDAZURZA, had the opportunity to enjoy the film that shows in detail how recycling has become an important economic opportunity for Dominicans. Bertha Santana, Coordinator of GFDD program RecreArte, was among the speakers as well as Nicolás Mendoza of FUNDAZURZA, Jorge de los Santos of EcoRed and Yoel Garcia of CEDAF.

Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience had received 10 awards since its official launch during last year’s DREFF. Recently, the film was selected as a finalist in BLUE 2014’s International Ocean Film Competition in the Foreign Language category. In the film the viewer notes that besides the obvious benefit to the environment, recycling allows economic development through the creation of new businesses and industries. A short film that inspires moves and calls for action.

For more information on this and other projections of other documentaries, as well as overall program activities DREFF, visit www.dreff.org http://garbage.dreff.org
  http://www.blueoceanfilmfestival.org