[1] Shot over three years, Drowned Out follows one family's stand against a government dam project which is set to destroy their home and their village.
The film documents hunger strikes, rallies, and a six-year Supreme Court case, and finally follows the villagers as the dam fills and the river starts to rise.
They made a makeshift cinema on the side of the village school, with a diesel generator for electricity, a bedsheet for a screen and a simple sound system.
"[5] The OneWorld Media Awards Jury called the documentary "a powerful and masterfully crafted study", and New Internationalist described it as "Quiet, fierce, beautiful.
Producers estimate millions of people have seen the film, primarily on TV round the world (including PBS in America).