Earth Defender: Conserve and Preserve - 1.4
We're happy to announce that 1.4 has released an interview with the directors of Earth Defender, our latest music film made with Novo Amor.
An excerpt from the interview below:
How important was it to present the story through an authentic – rather than tokenistic – lens?
Jorik Dozy & Sil van der Woerd: In this climate crisis it’s incredibly important to exchange knowledge and build bridges between cultures to better understand each other, to help each other and figure it out together. Indigenous and Earth Defender voices must be amplified because they lead some of the most important work on the front line of our climate and human rights crises. We wanted to support their story with our craft and skills, but as Westerners, of course we cannot speak for them. So we collaborated closely with Kynan and the Indigenous community Sungai Utik where Kynan is from, to ensure this is their story, told their way, with their voices guiding every step.
Kynan Tegar: A collaboration between cultures like this is really important. Studio Birthplace took into account the Indigenous voices, avoiding tokenism, which is what is happening in a lot of different spaces. That didn’t happen here. It was a very real collaboration where everyone was able to equally contribute and shape the film into what they believed was right.
The full article can be read here.
Learn More:
Watch 'Earth Defender' here.
