About the film:

An industrious young man embarks upon an odyssey to capture the struggles of his region on camera. Along his journey, he continuously pushes against the obstacles of making media in the wilds of the Mayan jungle while demonstrating the enormous power of technology to defend his homeland.

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Film Credits

Director: Ángel Linares

Producer: Ángel Linares

Unit Production Manager: Javier Quijano Monroy

Cinematographer: Ángel Linares

Drone Operator: Ángel Linares

Sound Recording: Vicente Méndez Saucedo

Editor: Ángel Linares, Pau Verdalet

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: Ian Morales

Image Post Production: Xchulel Studio

Sound Mixer: Daniel Rojo

Translation/Transcription: Andrea Arauz, Melina Tupa

Featuring: Sebastian Moreno Sánchez, Nicolás Moreno Jiménez, Bryan Arizmendi, Fernando Jiménez Moreno, Leidy Carolina Molina Cruz, Marcial Palacios Pérez.

Story Consultants: Laura Salas, Joaquín Wray

Special Thanks: Javier Quijano Orvañanos, Dr. Rafael Reyna-Hurtado, Ramón López Díaz, Ecoturismo “La Raíz del Futuro”, Gloria Moreno Jiménez, Héctor Arias Domínguez, Ejido y ADVC Nuevo Becal

Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.

Archival Material: Dr. Rafael Reyna-Hurtado, Sebastián Moreno Sánchez

Music, via MusicBed:

"Squint" by Blush Room

"The Human Flute" by Ryan Taubert

"Moving Parts - Instrumental" by How Great Were the Robins

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.

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