Description:
Population
growth has been left out of the climate debate because it is seen as
controversial, yet it is one of the most important factors. The
global population has passed the seven billion mark and India is
overtaking China as the most populous nation in the world, but one
state in southern India has found the solution. The unique history of
Kerala and ‘the Kerala Model’ is outlined, using it as an example
of achieving population control in developing countries without
coercion.
Biography: Fiona
Cochrane graduated from Monash medical school before following
her passion: film. She took courses and worked on film crews,
learning her trade as continuity person, first assistant director and
production manager before taking on roles as director and producer.
With a young child to look after she found it easier to work as a
producer, and has produced low-budget independent Australian feature
films such as Holidays on the River Yarra which was selected
for the ‘Un Certain Regard’ Section of Cannes Film Festival, and Nirvana Street Murder as well as numerous documentaries and
short films. In 1995, Fiona began the production company f-reel pty
ltd as an umbrella company for her films. Fiona’s main interest has
always been directing and more recently she has been trying to
primarily direct (or direct and produce) both on dramas and on
documentaries. In 2007, she completed a feature-length observational
documentary called Rachel: A Perfect Life which premiered at
Sydney Film Festival, and in 2008 she completed an ultra low-budget
feature film called Four of a Kind which premiered at the
Montreal World Film Festival. Both films have won a number of
international awards and are both being distributed internationally.
In 2011, she made the feature-length documentary Joe Camilleri:
Australia’s Maltese Falcon, as well as numerous music videos
for the Black Sorrows. Then in 2014 she produced All In Her
Stride, which is currently screening at festivals
internationally. She also works as a producer on other projects under
her company Jungle Pictures Pty. Ltd. with director Dennis Tupicoff.
