Eleonor Parsonage

“My name is Eleonor Parsonage, I studied fashion design for three years and am currently on a gap year. When we (Jacob and I) missed one of our flights in Colombia, we planned to meet Mariah in Ecuador and take an adventure into the heart of the Amazon,” Eleanor said. 

“We met with Teo from the Kichwa tribe who is our guide, and we came up with this plan to make a documentary raising awareness on the current threats indigenous communities are experiencing.”

“Fun fact: I’m not a fan of insects or very outdoorsy so this will be an experience outside my comfort zone,” she expressed. 

Jacob Watson

“I am an energetic and adventurous person who loves nothing more than experiencing new cultures and finding out what the world has to offer,” Jacob said. 

“At 23 I have travelled to over 30 countries, I’ve walked 900km across Spain, taught myself to ride a motorbike then rode from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh, all while completing a degree in creative advertising,” he said. 

“I love nothing more than immersing myself in the unknown, and when I decided I wanted to learn Spanish instead of taking classes I booked a one-way ticket there, where I lived for the next half-a-year.”

“My first documentary was for a dog refuge in Morocco, exposing the government’s maltreatment of the tagged stray dogs in Chefchaoen, so when Mariah discussed the idea for this documentary, I knew instantly that I had to get involved in any way I could,” he explained. 

Largo Dekkers 

“I met Jacob and Eleanor in Medellin and then they left to meet Mariah, I received a call from Eleonor telling me about the documentary and when they told me about the project, I was hooked in a second,” Largo said. 

“When I stopped studying dentistry in Holland I had no clue what to do. Before and on my trip to South America I started reading a lot of books regarding anthropology, psychology, and theology. These topics always interested me but experiencing the different cultures and stories here sparked the fire.”

“When I heard that I had the chance to go to the most distant tribe in the Amazon to document their culture it sounded like an opportunity of a lifetime. Even though I’m travelling now this is all I can think about,” he said. 

Juan Pablo Jacome 

“I have always felt an attraction towards the rainforest and the mysteries it still holds. The fact that it’s being destroyed daily has created with time an urgency within me for a deeper contact with it and as an Ecuadorian, I feel more than ever the responsibility of experiencing and caring for such an important piece of the land where I was born,” Juan said. 

“I was captivated by this project since the start because I believe that the rainforest has so many stories that need to be told and some more that are dying every day and will never be heard. There are not many documentaries out there and the ones you can find are not honest enough and fail to convey the message of what’s really happening, so I felt this was a good opportunity to show something different,” he said. 

“I believe this will be a testament to how passion and willpower can break all obstacles and set space for magic to happen, even without significant resources. The amount of support it has received is already showing how much this message is needed and it will personally make me very happy to know that I’ve been a part of it.” 

How can you help?

They’ve launched a fundraiser to gather monetary support which will help with the production of this documentary – Guardians of Pachamama – and you can be a part of it from the comfort of your home.

Be part of their journey of exposing the truth about companies that are destroying the rainforest and scamming indigenous people out of their livelihoods.

Support them to create a documentary that will teach you about the importance of the Waorani Tribe and the current struggle they are experiencing because of money-driven companies.

It’s time to listen to the ones that protect 80% of our earth’s Biodiversity. By supporting them with donations, you will be part of educating the youth and the rest of the world about the destruction of the rainforest.

Donations can be done by following this link.

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