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Mapping Riverine Communities

Los mapas comunitarios son cruciales en la lucha por los derechos sobre la tierra

Location

Brazil

Lanzamiento

October 2017

Duración

6:04

Tags
  • Brazil
  • Brazil
  • Land Rights
  • Participatory-made film
  • Uncategorized

The community of Lago do Mainá have lived with the forest and the river, nature for them is the most fundamental thing they have. However a military training base and increasing incursions by soldiers created tension between the community and the army. Through the use of social mapping the people of Lago do Mainá have been able to secure rights to a concession where they can continue to live as they have done centuries.

Producers

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    Formed in 2006, by Paul Redman (director & camera) and Tim Lewis (producer & sound), Handcrafted Films have worked in many diff...y.

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    Ganador de varios premios, Paul Redman es un director de documentales cuya obra se ha centrado en la dirección, grabación y edición ...).

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    Productor, técnico de sonido, editor de vídeo, fotógrafo y escritor. Tim Lewis es productor de documentales para varias organizacion...

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    Joel Redman ha ganado varios premios como fotógrafo y ha realizado trabajos y exposiciones a nivel internacional. Su obra ha sido publ...

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