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Amazon Souls

Synopsis

At the age of 21, Sarah Begum, a British born Bengali girl realised the ambition of a lifetime when she went to live with the Huaorani tribe deep in the Amazon Rainforest and immersed herself in their way of life. This is the film she made of her extraordinary journey.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
30 mins
Format
hd digital video, mini dv, hdv
Director
Sarah Begum
Producer
Sarah Begum
Executive Producer
David Neil Johnson
Editor
Sarah Begum
Screenwriter
Sarah Begum
Director of Photography
Frank Angelcyk
Sound
Steve Bull, Jez Spencer
Principal cast
Sarah Begum, Huaorani tribe
associate producer
Simon Thorne

Genre

Human Rights Climate / Environment Woman Director Science

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Sarah Begum films

Sales Company

SPIER FILMS UK

42 Vicarage Crescent,
London SW113LD
United Kingdom

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