Restore: The High Andes (2024)

Short Documentary; Series, 8 minutes

World Premiere: Digital on United Nations Environment Programme

 

Logline:

In the high Andes of Latin America, hundreds of communities are uniting across five countries to secure water sources and save the global climate. Learn how they do it – and why an old tree is a secret weapon in their fight.

Project Synopsis:

Commissioned to highlight the seven UN World Restoration Flagships. The documentary series explores seven places where people are reviving land, coasts, and rivers. Each episode will be released weekly online leading up to World Environment Day on June 5, 2024. The series was created to inspire and activate people to join #GenerationRestoration. This is season 2 of the RESTORE Series; view our project on Restore: The Dry Corridor from season 1.

Cast & Crew:

Director: Samuel Díaz Fernández & Ái Vuong

Producer: Samah Tokmachi & Todd Brown

Screenwriter: Ái Vuong, Samuel Díaz Fernández

Cinematographer: Samuel Díaz Fernández & Ái Vuong

Editor: Samuel Díaz Fernández, Rafael V Fernando

Photographer: Todd Brown; all BTS photos credited to Todd Brown Photography

Executive Producer: United Nations Environment Programme

 

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