Second episode of my new doc-series “Geography of Absence”, which documents and amplifies the voice of great characters in their stories of struggles, weakness, injustice and resistence has been filmed in Matopiba region – a place inbetween the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí and Bahia. It’s a place surrounded by new farmland, devastation, land conflict and ilegal use of water (the region has the second largest aquifer in the country).
In our journey we followed the steps of Lalo Almeida – award-winning photojournalist whose experience documenting the decay of Brazilian biomes span some decades. The trip got to an end at Gilbués (PI), where desertification is a reality, showing us a very possible future.
“Geography of Absence” is a three-episode doc-series produced by RedTerra Studios, with executive producer & creative director Gideon Boulting, Dado Carlin DoP, Miquéias Motta: Sound, Tom LaTerza: Editor, Maestro&Simon: Music.