After experiencing first-hand the pressures put upon the indigenous people in the Ecuadorian Amazon during 2015, as two documentary filmmakers, we decided to launch a new project. Its aim was to raise international awareness around the main challenges facing the Sapara and Kichwa communities of Ecuador – and specifically, their long-running resistance to the imminent entry of oil companies into their territories and their efforts to preserve their culture in an increasingly globalised world.
The films wider aim, however, is to draw attention to their rich indigenous worldview and culture – one from which we believe can greatly inform the international community. Both practically and philosophically, their outlook offers a special perspective on the current battle with climate change and the prevention of further environmental degradation in key biomes such as the Amazon.
