Pulitzer Center Film Screenings at Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference

If you happen to be in Washington DC this weekend, check out the screenings of a host of Pulitzer Center short-films at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference. The event will take place at Washington Hilton on May 11 from 6:30-7:30. I am sure this will be another great Pulitzer Center event.

Here are some more details about the films from the Pulitzer Center website:

Dying to Breathe: For 10 years now, Chinese migrant worker He Quangui keeps worrying if his next breath will be his last. His illness, pneumoconosis, is China’s leading occupational disease. It is the unseen cost of mining gold in China – the world’s leading producer. Sim Chi Yin. China, 2014.

India’s Toxic Tanneries: On the banks of the Ganges River, the city of Kanpur has become India’s leading producer of leather, with 95 percent of its products destined for western markets. Behind this record production however lies a toxic legacy that has poisoned both the environment and people of the region. Sean Gallagher. India, 2013

What’s Causing Water Shortages in Ghana, Nigeria?: For PBS NewsHour, two West African journalists ask their governments why there is no water for the people despite ample natural and financial resources. Ameto Akpe, Samuel Agyemang, Stephen Sapienza and Peter Sawyer. Nigeria, Ghana, 2012.

Sea Change: The Pacific’s Perilous Turn: The Seattle Times explores how ocean acidification could alter the seas on a scale almost too big to fathom, upsetting ecosystems and putting food and culture at risk for millions. Craig Welch and Steve Ringman. United States, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, 2013.

Too Young to Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides: National Geographic photographer Stephanie Sinclair investigates the story behind the millions of young girls each year who are forced into marriage. Child marriage is outlawed in many countries and international agreements forbid the practice yet this tradition still spans continents, language, religion and caste. Stephanie Sinclair. India, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nepal and Ethiopia, 2011.