Synopsis

The DVD features the reading of The Tagore Prize Winning poem -Msiba, My Love by Ivan Khayiat--read in seven languages--English, French, Spanish, Portuguese,Hindi,Saran Tongo and Saramakan.

There is an original musical sound track.

Stunning images of the Suriname rain forest tell the story of an ecological crime committed on the Saramakan people in Suriname in 1964 when a hydro electric dam was built and a huge artificial lake submerged their homes.

The central message in both the book and DVD is that humanity needs to appreciate that Mother Earth bestows gifts to us and we must have a humble and sacred relationship with her.