Transamazonica - Crowdfunding

Environmental destruction; economic degradation; cultural dissolution – though these topics dominate the media, they are often ignored in the one place where they wreak the greatest damage. The Amazon. Adventurer and film-maker Reza Pakravan joins journalist Phillippa Stewart to investigate the perils faced by the Amazon, and to experience the greatest rainforest on earth in a unique and breath-taking voyage along the Transamazonian Highway. Travelling the road by bicycle and the river by boat, they discover the fragility of ‘the lungs of the planet’ and the toilsome lives of those who call it home.

Our story
Originally, we wanted to make a travel documentary about our adventurous journey through the Amazon, cycling the Transamazonian highway. However, the closer we looked into what is happening in the Amazon basin, we realised there was more to this expedition than a mere journey. Over two years of non-stop research, contacting various NGOs, support groups, tribes and communities, we gradually managed to earn their trust and secure access to many original, untold stories. We will meet the indigenous communities of the area, and we will present their voices and their stories in a manner never seen before.