Program title: Special documentary feature commemorating the 48th anniversary
of MBC
- Episode 1 Inheritors of the Amazon ( High-definition, 60 minutes)
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Episode 2 Amazon on Fire
- Episode 3 Paradise Lost
Planning: Jung Sung-hoo Directors: Kim Jin-man, Kim Hyun-chul Writer: Koh Hye-lim
A documentary about the environment and shot in high definition
"Tears of
the Amazon" is a big budget MBC documentary that captures vivid images of the
Amazon River in Brazil over the course of 300 days. The aerial camera mount,
Cineflex will be used to shoot gorgeous high definition images of the vast
Amazon River for the viewing pleasure of TV viewers. The documentary will
present provoking questions about environmental issues that have a global
impact.
Episode 1 Inheritors of the Amazon
Half of the 2 million plant and animal
species in the world live in the Amazon, which is a treasure trove of wildlife
diversity. There are indios who live deep in the jungles of the Amazon and do
without the trappings of modern civilization while adhering to their traditional
way of life. With strict paternal families, the indios of the Amazon are
polygamous. But Western civilization is slowly encroaching into their lands.
Bicycles, satellite dishes... What kind of changes are taking place in the
Amazon jungles? The Zoe tribe retain the earliest human way of life and we bring
you footage of the Waura tribe!
Episode 2 Amazon on Fire
The lands in the Amazon supply 20% of all the
oxygen on earth. When the dry season begins in the Amazon, human-caused blazes
will erupt in the jungle. Due to global warming, desertification is already
occurring in the Amazon. The fires set by humans is destroying the Amazon
jungles at a rapid pace. Mark Lynas who wrote "Six Degrees: Our Future on a
Hotter Planet" warns that the massive wildfires that occurred in Australia and
California will soon happen in the Amazon. He claims that if a huge wildfire
burns through the Amazon, then the place will eventually turn into a desert. The
destruction of the Amazon jungle will not only impact the local environment but
it will also cause extensive climate change around the world. Are the modern
trappings adopted by the Amazon tribes an ominous sign of what is to come or are
they helpful tools?
Episode 3 Paradise Lost
Along the Xingu River in Brazil, indios live
peacefully. However, the construction of a hydroelectric power plant has forced
the indios to leave their homelands and embark on a path to exile. They are
leaving behind their traditions and homelands. But greenhouse gases that were
emitted during the construction of the power plant have also destroyed the
Amazon jungle. The environmental destruction caused by humans have pushed
animals and the indios' way of life to the brink of extinction. Thousands of
illegal farms have sprouted around the Amazon. The Amazon jungle is destroyed to
make way for bean crops that are harvested to feed livestock. And interactions
between the indios tribes and the outside world have brought liquor, cigarettes,
and drugs into Amazon tribes. These erstwhile Amazon warriors now populate city
slums.






