About the film:
In the jungles of Peru, three generations of Indigenous women face multiple forms of violence — extractivism, racism, and machismo — amidst the climate crisis. Nevertheless, they push forward and lead their communities to guard their sacred spaces, reforest the land with ancestral plants, and protect their water sources in the name of geographic sovereignty.
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Director: Juan Llacsa
Producer: Juan Llacsa
Cinematographer: Carlos Egocheaga Fajardo
Additional camera: Juan Llacsa
Sound Recording: Kevin López Sánchez
Drone Operator: Carlos Egocheaga Fajardo, Jorge Fachín Ruíz.
Editor: Asael Jalal Talavera
Still Photographer: Kevin López Sánchez, Juan Llacsa
NGO Production: Monica Orjuela, Daiana González, Francisco Pérez
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: Ezequiel Stanziano
Motion Graphics Designer: Stellar Hawk
Colorist: Carlos Egocheaga Fajardo
Sound Mixer: Alvaro Hurtado
Music:
“Las Aves” by Gilberto Huapi
“Canción del agua y del fuego” by Comunidad Nativa de Eshcormes
“Cerro Blanco” by MARIAN
“Machu Pichu” by MARIAN
“Human” by Gabriel Meyer
Translation/Transcription: Judith Hoyos, Gilberto Huapi, Karen Huere
Featuring: María López Mishecre, Karen Huere Cristóbal, Élida de la Cruz Fernández
Story Consultants: María López Mishecre, Karen Huere Cristóbal, Élida de la Cruz Fernández, Adrián León, Becky Chamorro, Daiana González, Monica Orjuela, Francisco Pérez, Madiha Waris, Omaira Bolaños, Ketty Marcelo.
Special Thanks: To the sisters and brothers of the native communities of San Pascual, Eshcormes, Waypancuni, and Shankivironi. To the girls and boys of the "Gotitas de Waypancuni" preschool.
Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.
Archival Material: Organización Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú - ONAMIAP
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.
