The documentary “Selva Adentro” will premiere at the Ibero-American Film Festival in Miami on November 5. Directed by Natalie Conneely, the film “follows climate activist Alex Villca on his return to the community of San José de Uchupiamonas (La Paz).” Rurrenabaque, Madidi, Chiquitania, Aguas Calientes and other locations are shown in the film.
Natalie explained “the forests in Chiquitania are destroyed by chaqueos that are not authorized by the original communities, but others that come from arid lands, where the winds that spread and aggravated the fires in 2019 do not exist. Government is giving away natural resources and that foreign companies have permission to destroy the land for economic interests. Unfortunately, indigenous peoples are promised resources to get ahead, but they betray them and take advantage of their trust and their lifestyle, which lives in harmony with nature.” She added “in Bolivia the promise and the laws to take care of the Pachamama have not been respected, which is very sad.”