Give Us the Money

Synopsis

Nearly 30 years ago, harrowing images from the Ethiopian famine led to a new kind of anti-poverty campaign led by unlikely champions in the form of rock-stars. Live Aid, Drop the Debt and Make Poverty History: Bono and Geldof have been criticised for over simplifying issues and failing to challenge the fundamental causes of poverty. But they’ve also received praise for saving lives and bringing an awareness of poverty to a new audience and a new generation…

Director Biography

Bosse Lindquist is a writer and producer from Sweden. His work has been broadcast on television and radio, and he is currently director of investigative documentaries at Swedish Television. In 2010, his documentary WikiRebels traced the path taken by Wikileaks to success, fame and notoriety. Over the years, Bosse has repeatedly won plaudits for his work, from a series of documentaries on the state of modern genetics, to a radio documentary about an extreme Swedish Maoist group, to a film about Swedish support for the Pol Pot regime. He has been awarded the Prix Europa, the Association of Swedish Investigative Journalists prize and the Ikarosprize