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GOING LOCAL:

the solution-multiplier

GOING LOCAL:

the solution-multiplier

This animation, with more than 60.000 online views, provides an overview of localization in 2.5 minutes. After its release in 2017, it received an immediate enthusiastic response and had thousand shares’, including by organizations such as Post Carbon Institute, New Economy Coalition and Transition groups.

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Translations

The film has been translated into 33 languages with more to follow. We are looking for volunteers to translate the film into as many languages as possible. If you’re interested, please contact us.

Arabic – عربى

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Azerbaijani – Azərbaycan

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Basque – Euskara

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Bengali – বাংলা

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Bosnian – Bosanski

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Catalan – Català

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Chinese – 中國人

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Croatian – Hrvatski

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Dutch – Nederlands

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Farsi – فارسی

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French – Français

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German – Deutsch

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Greek – Ελληνικά

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Gujarati – ગુજરાતી

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Hebrew – עִברִית

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Hindi – हिन्दी

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Hungarian – Magyar

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Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia

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Italian – Italiano

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Japanese – 日本語

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Korean – 한글

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Ladakhi – ལ་དྭགས་སྐད།

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Polish – Polski

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Portuguese – Português

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Odia – ଓଡ଼ିଆ

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Russian – Pусский

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Slovenian – Slovenščina

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Slovak – Slovenský

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Spanish (Castellano) – Español

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Spanish (Latino) – Español

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Swedish – Svenska

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Tagalog – Wikang Tagalog

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Turkish – Türk

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Ukrainian – Yкраїнський

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Vietnamese – Tiếng Việt

Vimeo or YouTube

Arabic – عربى

Vimeo or YouTube

Azerbaijani – Azərbaycan

Vimeo or YouTube

Basque – Euskara

Vimeo or YouTube

Bengali – বাংলা

Vimeo or YouTube

Find more languages →

Bosnian – Bosanski

Vimeo or YouTube

Catalan – Català

Vimeo or YouTube

Chinese – 中國人

Vimeo or YouTube

Croatian – Hrvatski

Vimeo or YouTube

Dutch – Nederlands

Vimeo or YouTube

Farsi – فارسی

Vimeo or YouTube

French – Français

Vimeo or YouTube

German – Deutsch

Vimeo or YouTube

Greek – Ελληνικά

Vimeo or YouTub

Gujarati – ગુજરાતી

Vimeo or YouTube

Hebrew – עִברִית

Vimeo or YouTube

Hindi – हिन्दी

Vimeo or YouTube

Hungarian – Magyar

Vimeo or YouTube

Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia

Vimeo or YouTube

Italian – Italiano

Vimeo or YouTube

Japanese – 日本語

Vimeo or YouTube

Korean – 한글

Vimeo or YouTube

Ladakhi – ལ་དྭགས་སྐད།

Vimeo or YouTube

Polish – Polski

Vimeo or YouTube

Portuguese – Português

Vimeo or YouTube

Odia – ଓଡ଼ିଆ

Vimeo or YouTube

Russian – Pусский

Vimeo or YouTube

Slovenian – Slovenščina

Vimeo or YouTube

Slovak – Slovenský

Vimeo or YouTube

Spanish (Castellano) – Español

Vimeo or YouTube

Spanish (Latino) – Español

Vimeo or YouTube

Swedish – Svenska

Vimeo or YouTube

Tagalog – Wikang Tagalog

Vimeo or YouTube

Turkish – Türk

Vimeo or YouTube

Ukrainian – Yкраїнський

Vimeo or YouTube

Vietnamese – Tiếng Việt

Vimeo or YouTube

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LOCAL: A Story of Hope

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Insane Trade!

A humorous take on the insanity of global trade in food, accompanied by a fully referenced factsheet. (3 minutes)

Watch now →
Watch now →
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Local Food Can Save the World!

Looks at the many environmental, social and health costs of the global food system, and the multiple benefits of local food economies. (3 minutes)

Watch now →

LOCAL: A Story of Hope

This video points to the global economy as the root cause of our social and environmental crises, and proposes a systemic solution. (8 minutes)

Watch now →

Insane Trade!

A humorous take on the insanity of global trade in food, accompanied by a fully referenced factsheet. (3 minutes)

Watch now →

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