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This series of four short films, each featuring Indigenous people working toward environmental solutions in their communities were supported by the Redford Center in collaboration with the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation and Pat Mitchell.
Each film features indigenous women at the forefront of decolonization movements and reforestation efforts to protect their culture, land, and the biodiversity that can heal our planet. These inspirational vignettes, produced by and about exceptional women from around the globe, raise awareness of powerful, replicable, women-led environmental solutions happening at a community level.
After watching the films, join us for a live virtual discussion with the filmmakers on September 26 at 11am PT.
Nuraga Bhumi follows an all-Indigenous women patrol team who have been trained by Gunung Leuser National Park rangers to help protect the forest and their critically endangered tiger relatives in Sumatra, Indonesia. The film highlights the importance of involving Indigenous women in local conservation efforts, and gives a glimpse into what it looks like when women-led Indigenous communities start reclaiming their birthright as land protectors.
- Year2024
- Runtime31 minutes
- AwardsWorld Premiere: Bali International Film Festival; Best Short Documentary: Cannes World Film Festival; Eko International Film Festival; Bollywood International Film Festival; Kinosuite International; International Film Festival The Hague; Best Short Documentary: Montreal Independent Film Festival; Finalist: European Cinema Film Festival; Best International Documentary: Nepal Cultural International Film Festival.
- NoteDanielle Khan Da Silva is an award-winning South Asian-Portuguese scientist-turned storyteller and National Geographic Explorer who is generally interested in the intersections between habitat conservation, Indigenous knowledge, rematriation and collective liberation. She is currently working on longterm projects on: Indigenous science and the parallels between orcas and Coast Salish matriarchs; intuitive interspecies communication in French Polynesia; ocean guardians in Colombia; and Indigenous women in Indonesia who are protecting their natural heritage and critically endangered orangutan and tiger kin. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Photographers Without Borders, and holds an Hons. BSc. degrees in conservation biology, psychology and global studies from the University of Western Ontario, as well as an MSc. in Environment & Development from the London School of Economics. www.danikhandasilva.com
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- DirectorDanielle Khan Da Silva
This series of four short films, each featuring Indigenous people working toward environmental solutions in their communities were supported by the Redford Center in collaboration with the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation and Pat Mitchell.
Each film features indigenous women at the forefront of decolonization movements and reforestation efforts to protect their culture, land, and the biodiversity that can heal our planet. These inspirational vignettes, produced by and about exceptional women from around the globe, raise awareness of powerful, replicable, women-led environmental solutions happening at a community level.
After watching the films, join us for a live virtual discussion with the filmmakers on September 26 at 11am PT.
Nuraga Bhumi follows an all-Indigenous women patrol team who have been trained by Gunung Leuser National Park rangers to help protect the forest and their critically endangered tiger relatives in Sumatra, Indonesia. The film highlights the importance of involving Indigenous women in local conservation efforts, and gives a glimpse into what it looks like when women-led Indigenous communities start reclaiming their birthright as land protectors.
- Year2024
- Runtime31 minutes
- AwardsWorld Premiere: Bali International Film Festival; Best Short Documentary: Cannes World Film Festival; Eko International Film Festival; Bollywood International Film Festival; Kinosuite International; International Film Festival The Hague; Best Short Documentary: Montreal Independent Film Festival; Finalist: European Cinema Film Festival; Best International Documentary: Nepal Cultural International Film Festival.
- NoteDanielle Khan Da Silva is an award-winning South Asian-Portuguese scientist-turned storyteller and National Geographic Explorer who is generally interested in the intersections between habitat conservation, Indigenous knowledge, rematriation and collective liberation. She is currently working on longterm projects on: Indigenous science and the parallels between orcas and Coast Salish matriarchs; intuitive interspecies communication in French Polynesia; ocean guardians in Colombia; and Indigenous women in Indonesia who are protecting their natural heritage and critically endangered orangutan and tiger kin. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Photographers Without Borders, and holds an Hons. BSc. degrees in conservation biology, psychology and global studies from the University of Western Ontario, as well as an MSc. in Environment & Development from the London School of Economics. www.danikhandasilva.com
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- DirectorDanielle Khan Da Silva