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Our Children's River (2023)
Directed by Dominic Gill
“Follows La Guardia of Sinangoe, Ecuador, an Indigenous Guard patrolling their ancestral lands to protect one of earth’s most biodiverse places from extractive industries.”
Documentary · 15m
Across the Amazon, Indigenous guards are unarmed patrols that peacefully defend ancestral territories against threats like oil, mining and poaching. They use diverse technologies to monitor their lands, and when necessary, force out illegal operations and actors. Most of this daily work, which involves lengthy hikes and patient observation, goes unseen. This film depicts the process of the Indigenous Guard: its patrols, its watchful vigilance over the landscape, and its support of the community. Their work as guards helps ensure that destruction in the Amazon doesn’t advance, and that their community has the vital space it needs to live life on their own terms.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Dominic Gill
- Editor
- Dominic Gill, Sebastián Pinzón Silva
- Producer
- Peter Walle, Kate Trujillo
Details
- Original title
- El Rio de Nuestros Hijos
- Release date
- 2023-09-21
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Ecuador, United States of America
- Production
- Amazon Frontlines, Honnold Foundation, Ceibo Alliance