Malgorzata "Maggie"
Padlewska
Independent One-Woman-Crew
Documentarian
Independent Production & Fieldwork
"ONE-WOMAN-CREW" VIDEO ARCHIVES - SINCE 2009
Spurred by a profound sense of urgency to do all that I could to document and share the voices of communities and people whose stories and cultures were being ignored, silenced, threatened and eroded, I embarked on a solo mission...and that is how I came to see and understand a far bigger picture of this World.
- Malgorzata "Maggie" Padlewska
THE PERSPECTIVES, ISSUES & STORIES the MEDIA wouldn't TELL YOU about...
The following is a collection of short videos shot and produced singlehandedly in the field as part of my solo initiative launched in 2009. The objective of my independent project was to document and share the un/underreported stories of Indigenous communities and people whose voices were un/underreported and neglected by the media.
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My goal was to help amplify and awareness about lesser known cultural, environmental, and human rights issues and violations around the world...issues that (if one were to listen, see and understand these cases and stories as revealing of a much bigger picture) are affecting most human societies today...
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*All videos were singlehandedly shot, produced, and edited in the field (with the most basic gear and shoestring budget) during of my solo expeditions (although many years of research and preparations were involved).
PLEASE NOTE: Since 2020 many of my works & videos are being heavily restricted on public
media platforms where they were originally published and freely accessible to all (as they were intended to be, always, since 2009). Given this new scenario, I invite you to watch them here...
(I would also urge all urbanites to now consider your rights and freedoms, and those of your communities, as you listen to the messages being conveyed by the people in the following stories...)
The STRUGGLE FOR CULTURAL SURVIVAL:
"Learn about my culture, to keep my Culture alive" (NAMIBIA 2015)
Considered to be the oldest surviving Human Culture in Southern Africa, I met with the members of the San Community who feared that their culture will become extinct in less than two decades (Junta told me this - a decade ago!).
10 years ago...
The rights of indigenous peoples (ignored):
"It's a slap in the face"
(CANADA 2013)
Exposing the big business of resource extraction and profit over the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia, Canada. (Was CBC interested? No.)
"I'm not afraid to die (for my People)" (CANADA 2012)
In conversation with Chief Theresa Spence on day 1 of her hunger strike against the Canadian government's neglect of First Nations Communities.
"We never agreed to this"
(GUATEMALA 2014)
Exposing the truth about a Canadian mining company operating in Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala. (Was CBC interested? No.)
"The Fight for Culture and the Amazon" (ECUADOR 2012)
The impact of Big Oil on the Amazon Rainforest, its Guardians, Caretakers and Human Cultures.
Assassination of HUMAN & ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS DEFENDER: Berta Caceres (HONDURAS 2016)
Mourning the death of prominent environmental and human rights defender and Indigenous Leader, Berta Caceres.
HUMANS: STORY BEHIND THE STORY (HONDURAS 2016)
There are many things that governments, wealthy corporations and the media would rather you not know or think about. Here's a glimpse of how that works...
"LAST SPEAKERS: EXTINCTION OF LANGUAGES" (NICARAGUA 2013)
Meeting one of the last living speakers of the ancient Rama language.
"STEREOTYPING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" (COSTA RICA 2012)
Indigenous knowledge and the environment...
"L'ARGENT NE FAIS PAS LE BONHEUR" (MOROCCO 2014)
Exploring the impact of "development" on traditional cultures and lifestyles.
It's the "law!" one of the last pre-Columbian tribes in Panama was told...
"NO LONGER ALLOWED TO HUNT" (PANAMA 2010)
The above selection of videos (a brief summary) are intended to highlight the repetitive cycle of patterns and tactics that I witnessed being utilized to devastate Indigenous communities - their traditional cultures, livelihoods, Freedoms & Rights, territories and resources. I would urge anyone and everyone who values the significance and importance of our rich Human and Cultural diversity and our harmonious co-existence, in our Natural World, to consider such evidence and warnings as indicative of a much bigger picture...(HUMANITY, I strongly believe, is in grave danger.)
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Thank you for your interest!
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