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Solutions Storytelling Project
Soaking The Ground
From "Solutions Inside Out," a short film from Fundación Avina x Fred Rahal
About the film:
At the onset of the dry season, a young peasant farmer and a hard-working juçara fruit harvester strive to sustain their communities in a region deeply impacted by climate change. Made possible by deep collaboration amongst a host of organizations, this grassroots effort is restoring landscapes, demonstrating that community-led solutions can spark transformative change.
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Film Credits
Director: Fred Rahal
Producer: Fred Rahal
Cinematographer: Fred Rahal
Sound Recording: Cahhi Silva
Drone Operator: Fred Rahal
Editor: Fred Rahal
Additional Editing: Camila Marquez
Series Producer: Melina Tupa
Coordinating Series Producer: Andrea Arauz
Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond, Phil Collis
Consulting Editors: Fernanda Tornaghi, Melina Tupa
Finishing Editor: Ezequiel Stanziano
Motion Graphics Designer: Stellar Hawk
Colorist: Samanta do Amaral
Sound Mixer: Fred Rahal
Translation/Transcription: Fred Rahal
Original music composed by Fred Rahal
Inspired by and featuring excerpts from works by Thomas Cepeda.
Musicians:
Fred Rahal – Accordion and percussion
Thomas Cepeda – Charango and Ronroco
Gastón Puy – Charango
Nafise Amin – Lakota and Bansuri flutes
Marcelo Damián Medina – Bass clarinet
Featuring: Wesley do Nascimento and Maria José Boa Vida Silva
Story Consultants: Rogenir Costa, Didi Alves,Victoria Matusevich, Sofia Varela, Lara Muntaser, Horácio Antunes de Sant'Ana Júnior e Ana Lourdes Ribeiro.
Special thanks: Associação Agroecológica Tijupa, Justiça nos Trilhos (JnT), Grupo de Estudos: Desenvolvimento, Modernidade e Meio Ambiente (GEDMMA), Rede de Agroecologia do Maranhão (RAMA).
Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.
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This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators in the Global South to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.
