A film about Colombian Flower Industry Workers...

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Love, Women and Flowers

A film by Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva

Colombia, 1988, 58 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled

synopsis:

Flowers are Colombia’s third largest export. But behind the beauty of the carnations and chrysanthemums sold in the U.S. and Europe lies a horror story of hazardous labor conditions for the 60,000 women who work in the flower industry. The use of pesticides and fungicides, some banned in the developed countries that export them, has drastic health and environmental consequences. This beautiful and powerful documentary is the final collaborative effort of Marta Rodriguez and her husband Jorge Silva. With urgency and intimacy, the filmmakers evoke the testimonies of the women workers and document their efforts to organize.