THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPER

By Raj Patel, Zak Piper

Anita Chitaya has a gift; she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate sceptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions shaping the US, from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, to the thinking that allows Americans to believe we live on a different planet from everyone else. It will take all her skill and experience to persuade us that we're all in this together.

Additional Information

Title

THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPER

Director

Raj Patel, Zak Piper

Country

United States, Malawi, United Kingdom

Year

2021

Category

Documentary Features

Duration

74

Language

English, Tumbuka with English subtitles

Actors

Anita Chitaya, Esther Lupafya