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A Thousand Suns - Free Online Documentary

A Thousand Suns tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region. This isolated area has remained remarkably intact both biologically and culturally. It is one of the most densely populated rural regions of Africa yet its people have been farming sustainably for 10,000 years. Shot in Ethiopia, New York and Kenya, the film explores the modern world's untenable sense of separation from and superiority over nature and how the interconnected worldview of the Gamo people is fundamental in achieving long-term sustainability, both in the region and beyond.

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Great message here.. People should pay close attention. Thanks for posting this and bringing about awareness

The differences between these two worlds are frightening. What has the modern world come to, we have no respect anymore for what comes naturally. I would encourage everyone to listen to the rest of the interview ...

Awesome video. Eye opening and highly recommended to everyone, specially educators!

This documentary was insightful in sharing the dangers of big corporate business on our environment. It all comes down to profit margins and taking over the food supply across the whole world. A Food Monopoly of sorts disguised as a good deed.(more $ for the seed producers. We all know who they are). Banks and corporations want to own people. Thats all this is about. I hope the Gamo people "JUST SAY NO"!!!

great video, thank you for posting. The video really demonstrates how modern society has lost its relationship to the land we live in. It is vital for this viewpoint to become more common if we are to reach a more sustainable future on this planet.

Very good documentary!

Excellent piece. Encouraging to see that some have recognized the problems associated with the notion of introducing a "green revolution" as the solution to Africa's food shortages. As long as there is recognition, there is hope. Let's all stand behind the voice of reason.

Wonderful posting shows arrogance of the western "civilized Christians" dogmatic pompous attitude toward anything or anyone differing from themselves... so typically and historically causing destruction and separation of people in the name of the "saviors" selfish organization of religious zealots...

Anonymous is adding Gamo highlands to its list of places to visit. They know things that anonymous has to know.

Love this documentary. Fear that industrialization may take over, and we'll lose this precious region with all it has to offer us. Hopefully, that will not happen and Gamo will remain as it has for centuries.

David Suzuki wrote a book about this, it's called "The Sacred Balance".

Wonderful documentary. Absolutely accurate. Big agricultural corporations meet behind closed doors planning the destruction of biologically diverse areas such as this on our planet. Modern man is so blind and distracted, ultimately it will lead to his demise. I am African and have seen this first hand in my travels through the continent. Let me bring to light the fact that Monsantos corn crops had a massive failure in South Africa in 2009.

This is a fantastic documentary Using the power of the internet this message needs to be heard by all. Only then will our numbers increase and the corporates be 'knocked' off their perch. There is more to life than money & power!!

This film tends to conveys to me, the idea that Christianity is somehow inherently destructive to the earth and that the religion practiced by these native people somehow protects the earth. True Christianity is based on unselfishness and this principle protects the earth from selfish abuse. The Bible teaches that the God who created the earth deserves to be worshipped - not the earth itself or other created, inanimate objects. It seems that these native people are worshipping the creation of God and not the Creator. It doesn't follow that to refocus on the Creator, would cause the native people to suddenly destroy the earth that their Creator loaned to them. True Christian religion educates people how to conserve the land. True Christianity doesn't involve raping and abusing the land as it appears this film conveys.

There is an agenda going on to stop the traditional way of life of tribal peoples over the world..... The traditional ways are best and the 'Real People' know this ...they work alongside nature not against it, as big business does...herbicides and pesticides harm humans, causing disease and mother earth is also kicking up about these toxins...Wake up People Wake up ...If big business are giving seeds are they GM ??

I love the content in this. However, I cannot watch past 10:48 on the site. I had to download. Something to look into... Maybe its just me.

Anti-Christian propaganda. Regardless of the faith question, Africa is famous for starving children, famine, disease. It not all a paradise as the documentary would leave you to believe. I may not agree with companies coming into Africa with their pestisides but isn't that up to Africans to decide. If your child was starving, it may make you think twice. You have not walked in their shoes.

We have all been consumed by greed and power. An excellent documentary of real people living without polluting our earth. Money is not the answer. We should take note.

This is most beautiful!..Showing the world that corporations and industrialization is the true cause of our ecosystems failing....The proper word for it, I believe is called,"Greed"!...Thank you for sharing this with the rest of the world....Maybe for some, it would open the eyes of what we need to get back to!