Film and video · Federal University of Tocantins (UFT)
Rede Peixe: a documentary on artisanal fishing in northern Tocantins
Fishers affected by the Estreito dam learn to manage and sell their catch through Rede Peixe, a UFT social technology project in northern Tocantins.
Film still · Forest Criações
- Client
- Federal University of Tocantins (UFT)
- Year
- 2014 to 2015
- Territory
- Bico do Papagaio, northern Tocantins, around the Estreito dam
- Format
- Documentary, 11 minutes
- Funding
- UFT and the Tocantins State Department of Economic Development, Science, Technology and Innovation, with UNITINS, UNIRG and IFTO
The challenge
The construction of the Estreito hydropower dam affected artisanal fishers in Bico do Papagaio, one of the regions of Tocantins with the lowest human development indicators. UFT and the state government needed to showcase Rede Peixe (Fish Network), a project that teaches catch management and marketing techniques to restore the families' income.
The film
What we delivered
- 11-minute documentary
- YouTube cover
What we did
We followed researchers and students in Rede Peixe's four subprojects and listened to fishers in their communities on the banks of the Tocantins River. The documentary shows the routine of artisanal fishing, the fish supply chain and the role of social technology in the families' income.
The film was part of the Cine Forest showcase in Cuiabá in 2015.
