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Solutions Storytelling Project
With Our Women’s Hand
From "Solutions Inside Out," a short film from Root Capital x Asael Jalal
About the film:
Carmen is a Honduran coffee farmer and proud member of AMPROCAL, an all-women cooperative. With the support of AMPROCAL and social impact investor Root Capital, she confronts the devastating effects of climate change threatening her livelihood while working to ensure that she won’t be the last of her family to live off the land.
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Director: Asael Talavera
Producer: Asael Talavera
Cinematographer: Carlos Duvan Lachman
Additional Camera: Asael Talavera
Sound Recording: Luis Garcia Gonzáles
Drone Operator: Asael Talavera
Editor: Asael Talavera
Series Producer: Melina Tupa
Coordinating Series Producer: Andrea Arauz
Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond, Phil Collis
Consulting Editors: Daniel Chávez Ontiveros, Melina Tupa
Finishing Editor: Sebastian Huergo, Ezequiel Stanziano
Motion Graphics Designer: Stellar Hawk
Colorist: Nohely Floritza Barahona
Sound Mixer: Juan Carlos Andino Peñalva
Translation/Transcription: Andrea Arauz, Melina Tupa
Featuring: Carmen Honoria Maldonado, Jesús Ramírez, Dinora Castro, Juan José Bautista, Ana Gabriela Mejía
AMPROCAL : Nelsy Regalado, Karen Rocibel Baca, Erika Fuentes, Ludany Krissel Ramirez, Mariela del Carmen Lara, Farlin Yessenia Franco, Alba Santa María, Sonia Maldonado, Pastora Peña, Yeni Abrego, Denia Santa María, Ana Peña, Sinia Robles, Mirtala Arita, Nolvia Dubón, María Ramírez, Sulma Santamaría, Jessica Valdez
Story Consultants: Jane McGrath, Maureen McGregor, Hannah Clarke, Hector Andrés Santos, Melina Tupa, Andrea Arauz
Special Thanks: Guillermo Mahchi, Cecilia Durán, Denia Ayala, Ángela Carabalí, Pablo Mejía Trujillo, Javier Lagos
Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.
Music:
Envato Elements
“Acoustic Guitar Ambient” by AudioZen
“Guitar” by PhilLarson
“Deserted” by Crypt of Insomnia
ARTLIST.IO
“Heartache, Instrumental Version” by Amick Cutler
“Fall Down” by Idokay
This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators in the Global South to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.
