The True Cost
Opening Film – 2016 edition
Tuesday, September 13 – 5:00pm
Palacio del Cine – Agora, Santo Domingo
Feature Films Films Sustainable Practices and Attitudes
Screening:
- Tuesday, September 13 - 5:00pm
Palacio del Cine – Agora, Santo Domingo - Wednesday, September 14 - 9:30am
Instituto Iberia, Santiago de los Caballeros - Wednesday, September 14 - 4:30pm
The Colonial Gate 4D Cinema, Santo Domingo - Thursday, September 15 - 9:00am
Colegio Bilingue New Horizons, Santo Domingo - Thursday, September 15 - 5:00pm
Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Santo Domingo
This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider: Who really pays the price for our clothing?
Director: Andrew Morgan
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Duration: 92 min
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish
Youth and Adults
Andrew Morgan
Andrew is an internationally recognized director focused on telling stories for a better tomorrow. His experience includes a broad range of work that spans narrative and documentary storytelling for both commercial and film projects. After studying cinematography at the Los Angeles Film School he went on to co-found Untold Creative, a hybrid filmmaking studio where he currently serves as the creative director. He is a contributing writer for the Huffington Post and speaks regularly on the power of storytelling as a tool in the ongoing fight for human rights around the world. Andrew lives in LA with his wife Emily and their four children.
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