The Call of the Forest

Director: Adlai Salcedo

Producer: Alexander Hauschild

Producer Company: -

Agency: socialbnb

Client: -

Country: Colombia

Synopsis

El líder achuar, Chumpi Washikiat, explora la relación de su comunidad con el turismo y el papel crucial que desempeña en la conservación de la biodiversidad amazónica y la cultura achuar.

Objectives

Educated travellers on the crucial role they play in protecting local communities and fragile ecosystems like the Amazon. Through the perspective of Chumpi, an Achuar community leader, the film invites the audience into the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, revealing how the Achuar tourism initiative has been instrumental in preserving their land, culture, and way of life. By rethinking how we travel, we can help to safeguard one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems. Protecting the Amazon is not just a local issue—it is a responsibility shared by all.