Beyond Fordlândia presents an environmental account ninety years after Henry Ford’s Amazon experience. In 1927 the Ford Motor Company attempted to establish rubber plantations on the Tapajós River, a primary tributary of the Amazon. The film addresses the recent transition from failed rubber to successful soybean cultivation for export, and its implication for land usage.
Beyond Fordlândia presents an environmental account ninety years after Henry Ford’s Amazon experience. In 1927 the Ford Motor Company attempted to establish rubber plantations on the Tapajós River, a primary tributary of the Amazon. The film addresses the recent transition from failed rubber to successful soybean cultivation for export, and its implication for land usage.
Directors: Marcos Colón
Writers: Marcos Colón
Producers: Marcos Colón
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Student project: Yes
Completion date: 07/08/2017
Shooting format: HDV
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Film color: Both
First-time filmmaker: Yes
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