Film and video · OPAN
Recording the Middle Juruena expedition, for OPAN
Photos and filming of OPAN's three-day river expedition with the Rikbaktsa people along the Middle Juruena, a stretch threatened by hydropower projects.
Photo: Thiago Foresti
- Client
- OPAN
- Year
- 2014 to 2015
- Territory
- Middle Juruena River, Rikbaktsa Indigenous lands, Mato Grosso
- Format
- Photography and field filming
The challenge
OPAN runs river expeditions with Indigenous peoples of the Juruena basin to record the state of conservation of the rivers and the Indigenous peoples' own analyses of the dams planned for the region. In 2015, it was the turn of the Middle Juruena, territory of the Rikbaktsa people, and the organization needed professional image and sound recording to give visibility to these voices.
What we did
What we delivered
- Photography
- Full HD video and audio recording
- Interviews with Indigenous people
- Raw footage for OPAN
We joined the expedition in the field, photographing and filming the situations and places indicated by the coordinators of OPAN's Indigenous Rights Program, as well as interviews with Indigenous people. The material was delivered raw to the organization.
Outcome
According to OPAN's 2015 institutional report, the expedition brought together six boats and 23 people, including Indigenous participants, OPAN, Funai and ICV, and traveled about 200 km of the Juruena River over three days, passing historical, mythical and vulnerable sites.
