Anita Chitaya has a gift: she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and maybe she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home in Malawi 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 that shape the USA: from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, and to the American exceptionalism that remains a part of the culture. It will take all her skill and experience to help Americans recognise, and free themselves from, a logic that is already destroying the Earth.
The Ants and the Grasshopper (2021) is a documentary film directed by Raj Patel, released on May 26, 2021 with a runtime of 1h 14m. It stars Anita Chitaya. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 3 ratings.
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Directed by Raj Patel.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 3 ratings.
Told from the perspective of Anita Chitaya, this offers us a cleverly presented counterbalance between this small (one acre) Malawian farmer and her much larger-scale US counterparts. We start in her small rural community where the resources and education are basic, food and water are in short supply and their husbands have the most curious approach to their role as it regards doing any work! Luckily, unlike their…
Reviewed on October 1, 2022
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The main cast of The Ants and the Grasshopper (2021) includes Anita Chitaya. The film was directed by Raj Patel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Ants and the Grasshopper was released on May 26, 2021 and runs for 1h 14m.
The Ants and the Grasshopper (2021) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 3 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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