Children of Tsunami

The 15th DC Environmental Film Fest is on right now, and I'm missing all of it (and you probably are, too). There's a smorgasbord of fascinating films, and I would tell you which ones to check out, but I haven't seen any of them except for the obligatory An Inconvenient Truth. However, I do have it on good authority that Thomas Friedman's Addicted to Oil, A Life Among Whales, and Manufactured Landscapes are top-notch. (Additional links for Addicted, Whales, and Landscapes.)

One of the more moving, personal films, Children of Tsunami, follows the lives of eight children for one year following the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami in late 2004. The children, from India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Thailand, speak about the suffering, loss, and rebuilding they've had to endure. (This is Selvam, a 13-year-old Indian boy who lost his mother and his house in the tsunami. His brother is now the head of his family.)

Fortunately for us resourceful net-goers, Children of Tsunami not only has a website, the actual film itself is available (albeit in pieces) there. Watch the film and learn about these children. And pass the link along.

:: hat-tip to Sharon Hsu ::