The Fisherman and the Banker – A Portside Review Event
Event description
The Fisherman and the Banker is a modern-day David and Goliath tale, chronicling a fishing community in India’s Gulf of Kutch as they take on the World Bank’s private lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), for funding a coal-fired power plant that threatens their way of life.
Filmed over a decade, the documentary captures the fishermen’s fight against industrial encroachment and their alliance with US lawyers to file a groundbreaking lawsuit, which reaches the US Supreme Court in 2018. With a poetic and observational lens, the film explores their legal battle and profound bond with the environment, posing a powerful question:
Can the resilience of a community rewrite the rules of global power—or will the might of corporations and institutions crush their fight for justice?
📅 Date: March 20, 2025
🕡 Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, Film starts at 6:50 PM
📍 Location: Luna Palace Leederville
🎟 Tickets: $30
About Portside Review
Portside Review is a publication dedicated to amplifying stories of resistance, resilience, and social justice. Committed to human rights and environmental advocacy, Portside Review provides a platform for voices that challenge power structures and fight for equity. Through storytelling, journalism, and community events like this screening, we strive to engage audiences in meaningful discussions about justice and change.
Join us for this special Portside Review screening and be part of a conversation that matters.
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