Finalist: Eric Moe Award for Best Short on Sustainability

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region of the Pamir where Raïmberdi, a passionate and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.

 

The Botanist

2017 CA 20 min
Festival Year: 2018
Types: Documentary, Short, Watch Now
Topic: Energy & Resources, History, Technology & Science

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