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Solutions Storytelling Project

Soaking The Ground

From "Solutions Inside Out," a short film from FundaciĂłn Avina x Fred Rahal

About the film:

At the onset of the dry season, a young peasant farmer and a hard-working juçara fruit harvester strive to sustain their communities in a region deeply impacted by climate change. Made possible by deep collaboration amongst a host of organizations, this grassroots effort is restoring landscapes, demonstrating that community-led solutions can spark transformative change.

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Film Credits

Director: Fred Rahal

Producer: Fred Rahal

Cinematographer: Fred Rahal

Sound Recording: Cahhi Silva

Drone Operator: Fred Rahal

Editor: Fred Rahal
Additional Editing: Camila Marquez

Series Producer: Melina Tupa

Coordinating Series Producer: Andrea Arauz

Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond, Phil Collis

Consulting Editors: Fernanda Tornaghi, Melina Tupa

Finishing Editor: Ezequiel Stanziano

Motion Graphics Designer: Stellar Hawk

Colorist: Samanta do Amaral

Sound Mixer: Fred Rahal

Translation/Transcription: Fred Rahal

Original music composed by Fred Rahal
Inspired by and featuring excerpts from works by Thomas Cepeda.

Musicians:

Fred Rahal – Accordion and percussion
Thomas Cepeda – Charango and Ronroco
Gastón Puy – Charango
Nafise Amin – Lakota and Bansuri flutes
Marcelo Damián Medina – Bass clarinet

Featuring: Wesley do Nascimento and Maria José Boa Vida Silva

Story Consultants: Rogenir Costa, Didi Alves,Victoria Matusevich, Sofia Varela, Lara Muntaser, Horácio Antunes de Sant'Ana Júnior e Ana Lourdes Ribeiro.

Special thanks: Associação Agroecológica Tijupa, Justiça nos Trilhos (JnT), Grupo de Estudos: Desenvolvimento, Modernidade e Meio Ambiente (GEDMMA), Rede de Agroecologia do Maranhão (RAMA).

Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.


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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.