EarthElders: URGENT - upcoming Filming trip to Argentina

The "Earth Elders" documentary follows Indigenous Elders of every continent as they seek to fulfil an age-old prophecy —to end the cycle of Empire and unify humanity and the planet.

We are requesting critical support for a transformative co-created film project in Northern Argentina. Led in partnership with Earth Elders and World Over Here, the film project will highlight the severe impact of lithium mining on land ecosystems, and Indigenous communities.

Investment in lithium exploration and production in Argentina surged by 928% from 2015 to 2018 and has continued growing exponentially since. In the Lithium Triangle, indigenous communities in Jujuy are facing increasingly violent conflicts and human rights infringements as reforms allow lithium extraction without consent while restricting protest rights and violating land rights.

Argentinian President Milei is trying to dissolve environmental and human rights provisions to support international land-grabbing efforts and foreign investment in lithium extraction. Thus creating structural vulnerabilities and risking the lives of the 33 indigenous communities living in the Jujuy region.

Emma Edelmira Aleman, Guardian of Qulla Wisdom

Earth Elders film follows Emma, a Qulla Elder and wisdom keeper, as we uncover how Lithium extraction devastates the natural world, and water sanctity, and threatens her people’s cultural survival. By following Emma we are working to document: what is happening in the region, who is fighting for the rights to protect the Earth, and find out the true cost of this green age.

Working to safeguard Indigenous people's sacred lands and livelihoods from green colonisation, WOH and Earth Elders are co-creating this film with local Indigenous filmmakers on the ground.

Foundational to the creation of this film, we aim to cultivate a living network of Indigenous filmmakers equipped with the resources to tell stories of justice for the earth and people from now into the future.

Donations made through this campaign will directly contribute to production costs and supporting local indigenous film makers allowing us to share this important story with the world.

Your support will help us:

This project is more than a film, it will be a living network of Indigenous filmmakers highlighting the urgency of protecting their rights and the planet. Your contribution will ensure their stories reach a global audience.

Donation Tiers:

Under $250:

-Receive a special thank-you video from the filmmakers & EarthElders.

$250 - $500:

-Get a digital still from the documentary (limited to the first 50 donors).

-Join us for an exclusive online screening, followed by a Q&A session with the directors.

$500 - $1,000:

-Receive a personalized thank-you video from one of the elders featured in the documentary.

-Take home a signed print of artwork from the film.

-Attend an exclusive online screening with a Q&A session.

$1,000 - $5,000:

-Participate in a webinar with three EarthElders featured in the film.

-Receive an invitation to a physical screening of the documentary.

$5,000 - $10,000:

-Enjoy access to in-person events or meetings with elders at global conferences such as Biodiversity COP in Colombia, UNGA in New York, or COP in Azerbaijan.

-Join us for a physical screening of the documentary, with a meet and greet opportunity.

$10,000+:

-All previous benefits.

-Be credited as a Supporter/Advocate in the film.

-Attend a private premiere of the documentary with elders and filmmakers.

$25,000+:

-All previous benefits.

-Additional invitation to join us at one of our upcoming council meetings.