'Nowhere to Run' is Nigeria's Own 'Inconvenient Truth'

Deutsche Welle spoke to Jackie Farris, executive producer of Nowhere to Run and Amara Nwankpa of the Yar'Adua Foundation, which produced the documentary.

DW: Why did you make this documentary on climate change?

Amara Nwankpa: We believe climate change is having an impact on the country but that there was very little awareness and definitely no policy making for any response to what we saw as a global threat. We felt that if we had a documentary and it was in people's faces and told the story of climate change from a Nigerian perspective, it would raise awareness.

This documentary has been creating quite a buzz, how have audiences reacted so far? Jackie Farris: We premiered the film a year ago and I have to say it's taken on a life of its own. The Kaduna State governor has asked that it be translated into local languages with a commitment to showing the film across the country.

http://www.dw.com/en/nigerias-own-inconvenient-truth/a-36468974

Ben Curthoys

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