The challenges of financing a hard-hitting film on the plight of Indian cotton farmers were outlined at a compelling discussion at The Hospital Club in central London, as part of the venue's Sustaina-bility Week. The audience at the RTS-hosted debate heard how journalist Leah Borromeo and her co-producers at Dartmouth Films struggled to fund campaigning documentary, The Cotton Film: Dirty White Gold. The film, which is unfinished, casts a spotlight on unsustainable global garment-manufacturing practices. To find the cash for the low-budget film, its makers had to sell an original Banksy art work, organise a successful online crowdfunding campaign and apply for tax-credit schemes.
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