A story of resistance and redemption in the Amazon
This film is currently in production
TOM LAFFAY
Director / Cinematographer / Co-Writer
Tom Laffay is a filmmaker and visual journalist specializing in long term documentary investigations in Latin America. He has produced films for The New Yorker, TIME Magazine, ARTE, National Geographic, International Crisis Group, VICE World News, El Espectador, InfoAmazonia, among others. He is a member of RISC combat medical training class XVII and a three time recipient of a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grant. He was awarded a 2021 Online Journalism Award for Best Medium Format Documentary for his work covering the Siona Indigenous nation clearing landmines from their ancestral territory. His 2018 film Nos Están Matando (They’re Killing Us) was screened to the US Congress, The United Nations in Geneva, Cinema Política in Montreal, as well as in community and grassroots settings after a viral open source release. Tom studied political science and Latin American Studies at the College of Charleston where he worked as a translator at a rural clinic serving the migrant community. Since 2011 he has lived in Central America and Colombia where his work as a filmmaker and journalist aims to bridge impact with underreported and complex issues of social and geopolitical significance in our Americas. He’s a recipient of the inaugural 2020 Andrew Berends Fellowship. Tigre Eléctrico is his first feature film.
Nancy Correa Payaguaje
Producer / Co - Writer
Nancy Correa Payaguaje is a Siona woman and staunch defender of the knowledge and wisdom of indigenous peoples. In 2019, she was appointed spokesperson for the four Siona communities of Cuyabeno after successfully leading the eviction of several illegal settlements within her territory. She is currently the Secretary of Communications for the Sëoquëya community and Leader of Territories, Ecology and Tourism (Yeja Toyacaique) for the Organization of Indigenous Siona Nationality of Ecuador - ONISE. As an indigenous peoples and human rights defender she works for the inclusion of vulnerable sectors of society, such as women and LGBTQI+ groups. She lives in the Ecuadorian Amazon with her children.
Jose Parody
Composer
Jose A. Parody is a Colombian, three time Emmy award-winning composer based in Los Angeles. He is known for his unique blend of classical composition and contemporary production techniques.
Jaap van ‘t Kruis
Editor
Jaap is a Dutch independent documentary director and editor. His documentaries; Unpaved Road to Peace (Winner Best Documentary DDHH Festival 2019) , Stubborn Town (Winner Dutch Master Storytelling Award, 2015) and Worth the Effort (2013) were broadcasted on Dutch TV and selected for several international Film Festivals. For more than 15 years he worked for the NPO (Dutch Public Broadcasting) as a director and editor of several popular programs like the Dutch version of BBC’s Britain From Above. Jaap lives in Bogota, Colombia working as a director and editor.
Mariana Vejarano
Editor
Mariana holds a Master in Visual Arts from Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and has worked for over 20 years as an editor with extensive experience in commercial, documentary, feature and short fiction film including award winning Epifania, 2017. She gives training seminars, consultancy and teaches post-production with Historias en Kilómetros, a media group dedicated to storytelling in the context of Colombia’s peace accords.
Liliana Jauregui
Producer
Liliana Jauregui is a chilean economist active as senior Environmental Justice expert at the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) The Netherlands. Based in Amsterdam, with more than 18 years of experience working in international programs with international and national civil society organizations with focus on nature conservation, human rights and environmental justice with special focus on indigenous and local communities. She has designed and implemented programs on Environmental Human Rights Defenders and different countries of the world. She also coordinates actions dedicated to combating environmental crime specifically in Latin America. Previously she worked with the teams of the documentaries Arica (Chile / Sweden, 2020) and Tigre Gente (USA / Bolivia, 2021).
Juan Devis
Executive Producer
Colombian born Juan Devis is the founder and CEO of Ninetythree Media. Devis was a director and producer before becoming Chief Content Officer at the largest independent premium content studio for public television in Los Angeles. Under his leadership, the studio won over 30 Emmys, James Beard Awards, and National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards. Throughout his career, Devis has advocated for greater representation, both in front and behind the camera, and a diversity in storytelling that addresses our common humanity. Now, he is leading Ninetythree Media as an independent content studio built to support and incubate the next wave of global, genre-bending storytelling and talent. Together with former ICM President, Jeff Berg, Ninetythree Media produces factual and scripted programming with a purpose, embracing multicultural, cross-fading narratives. Ninetythree Media’s content has a purpose: to address the urgent, to build resilience, and to project the future.
Daniel Bustos Echeverry
Impact producer
Daniel Bustos Echeverry is a Colombian researcher and cultural producer, working across academic, music, documentary, curatorial fields, and visual arts, often combining these within a single project. His projects have won a Grammy Award, a Latin Grammy, and an Independent Music Award, have been published by the Colombian state and have toured the United States, Canada, Bolivia and Senegal. Daniel has been active in the academic, public and private sectors. He holds an MA in Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester, a Specialization in Southern Epistemologies, and a BA in Philosophy.
Carlos Segovia
Sound Mixer
Carlos Segovia is a sound engineer from Pasto, Colombia member of the Association of Sound Engineers of Colombia (ADSC) having studied Film and TV in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work includes "EN CENIZAS" by Camila Rodríguez (2019, Doclisboa), “ZARZAL” by Sebastián Valencia (2022, Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine), environment editor and effects for “PANQUIACO” by Ana Elena Tejera (2020, International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR, Hot Docs Canada). Since 2019, he has run the street radio collective "Radio Caresolazo", which generates sound documentaries and experimental radio on topics of social mobilization in Southwest Colombia where he lives with his family.
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Tom Laffay at tplaffay@gmail.com
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