Synopsis
This film depicts the campaign to eradicate Malaria from Sardinia during 1946 to 1950. One of the main aspects of the program was the widespread and continuous use of the pesticide DDT. The use of DDT has been hailed as a miracle drug or decried as another part of toxic colonialism. DDT has low solubility leading to long term threats on the environment and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has said DDT is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” Malaria; carried by mosquitos, entered the area around 502 BC. Images of Sardinia open the film (1:11). A local watches over livestock (1:23). One of the small villages of the area is highlighted (1:37). Poor Sardinians wash clothes by hand (1:49). Many live a simple and traditional lifestyle indicative of their heritage. A man carves a religious relic by hand (1:58). This area is considered to be the poorest in all of Italy (2:10). Horses drag plows over marshy land (2:17). The land was once lush with trees though much had been cut down subjecting the lands to erosion (2:29). Young Sardinians await medical attention as most suffered from ailments of the poor such as malnutrition (2:49). Youth often fell ill to Malaria at the rate of one child per two child home (3:05) increasing infant mortality rate. One man is pictured sick with Malaria (3:18). Farming equipment sits idle as too many fell too ill too work (3:34). Oranges rot on the vine (3:40). The Flumendosa dam (3:52) was left without workers. A funeral service follows…
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- Running time
- 20 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Adventure In Sardinia
- 1950s
- Malaria Eradication Campaign
- Promo Film
- Stock Footage
- Periscope FIlm
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