Film and video · The Nature Conservancy
Juruena Livre: an expedition down Mato Grosso's last wild river
A rafting expedition down the Juruena with TNC and ICV, and a documentary on biodiversity, riverine communities and the Apiaká in the face of planned dams.
- Client
- The Nature Conservancy
- Year
- 2013 to 2015
- Territory
- Juruena River, between Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Pará, down to its confluence with the Teles Pires
- Format
- Medium-length documentary
The challenge
The stretch of the Juruena between Mato Grosso and Amazonas includes four protected areas, riverine communities and the Apiaká people, and was threatened by two large hydropower dams in the ten-year energy plan: Salto Augusto and São Simão. TNC wanted to spark debate on conservation, economic uses compatible with the river, such as ecotourism, and the local population's way of life.
The film
What we delivered
- Script
- Audiovisual and photographic record of the expedition
- Interviews
- Documentary editing
- Audio finishing
What we did
We joined the Rio Juruena Livre (Free Juruena River) expedition, in rafts and kayaks with teams from TNC, ICV and professional guides, for about 260 km, past the Salto Augusto and São Simão waterfalls.
We recorded landscapes, communities and interviews with riverine residents, Indigenous people and experts. The material became a documentary on the dilemma between conservation and development in the southern Amazon.
“The services were delivered with excellence.”
