Short Documentary
Told through the eyes of indigenous activist Narubia Werreria, ‘The Ghost Rainforest’ follows a group of five indigenous leaders and activists from the Amazon, making an emotionally charged journey to the last remnant of a lost ecosystem; a desperately rare temperate rainforest habitat on the West Coast of Scotland.
Festivals & Awards
FINALIST - Changing Planet (Short Form), Jackson Wild, USA 2022
FINALIST - Cinematography (Short Form), Jackson Wild, USA 2022
UN Environmental Programme X Jackson Wild - World Wildlife Day 2023 Film Showcase, USA, 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION Kendal Mountain Festival, UK, 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, USA, 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION, Planet in Focus, Canada, 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION, Glasgow Short Film Festival, UK, 2023 (BAFTA/BIFA QUALIFYING)
OFFICIAL SELECTION, Manchester Film Festival, UK, 2023 (BIFA QUALIFYING)
OFFICIAL SELECTION, International Wildlife Film Festival, USA, 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION, Mountainfilm, USA, 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, USA, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION, EARTHx Film Festival, USA, 2024
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Featuring Narubia Werreria, Thaline Karajá, Vall Munduruku, Sia Huni Kuin & Busa Huni Kuin
Made Possible by the Alliance for Scotlands Rainforest and Association Jiboiana
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Director: John Davies
Concept & Producer: Vivien Cumming
Executive Producer: Alice Aedy
Cinematographer: Martyna Knitter
Editor: John Davies
Composer: Oliver Wegmüller
Sound Designer: Markus Andreas
Colourist: Francis Qureshi
Sound Recordist: Helen McCrorie
Musicians: Oliver Wegmüller & Natalia Tsupryk
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