Rappi Productions
La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse
ARTE France
InformAction
An upfront investigation by Denis Delastrac, who is familiar with painful awakenings
A brilliant and alarmist documentary
A striking cry of alarm which shines light upon a critical environmental issue
Denis Delastrac delivers a striking overview
Prague Eko Film Festival 2013 International jury award for best movie in the Inspiration category
San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival Environement Award 2014
Banff World Media Festival Nominated for a Rockie Award 2014
International ?Gold Panda? Awards for Documentary of 2013 (12th) Sichuan TV Festival Best Nature & Environment Protection Award
FICMA (Barcelona ? Spain) 2013 Golden Sun ? Best documentary
Japan Prize 2013, NHK in Tokyo "Second Prize - Welfare Education Category"
Japan Prize 2013
Planet in Focus -Toronto 2013
Escales documentaires de La Rochelle 2013
FICMA International Environmental Film Festival 2013
Barichara Festiver Cine Verde 2013
Rio de Janeiro Filmambiante 2013
Buenos Aires Greenfilmfest 2013
Hawa? International Film Festival 2013
Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest 2013
Melbourne Environmental Film Festival 2013
Orlando Film Festival 2013
FIFE- Paris International Environmental Film Festival 2014
Washington Environmental Film Festival 2014
By the end of the 21st century, beaches will be a thing of the past. That is the alarming forecast of a growing number of scientists and environmental NGOs. Sand Wars takes us around the world as it tracks the contractors, sand smugglers and unscrupulous property developers involved in the new gold rush, and meets the environmentalists and local populations struggling to reverse the threat to the future of this resource that we all take for granted.
By the end of the 21st century, beaches will be a thing of the past. That is the alarming forecast of a growing number of scientists and environmental NGOs. Sand has become a vital commodity for our modern economies: we use it in our toothpaste, detergents, and cosmetics, and computers and mobiles couldn’t exist without it. Our houses, skyscrapers, bridges and airports are all basically made with sand: it has become the most widely consumed natural resource on the planet after fresh water. The worldwide construction boom fuelled by emerging economies and increasing urbanization has led to intensive sand extraction on land and in the oceans, with damaging environmental impacts. Sand Wars takes us around the world as it tracks the contractors, sand smugglers and unscrupulous property developers involved in the new gold rush, and meets the environmentalists and local populations struggling to reverse the threat to the future of this resource that we all take for granted.