Abdel Mandili is an award-winning Documentary Filmmaker of Indigenous descent from the Amazigh Indigenous peoples of North Africa. He is the founder of People’s Planet Project, dedicated to supporting Indigenous communities in their fight against deforestation. Abdel’s filmmaking focuses on raising awareness of climate change and the destruction of Indigenous livelihoods. He is known for his immersive approach to filmmaking, often embedding himself with his characters for extended periods to build trust and capture intimate moments.
His recent short documentary film “Our Grandparents Hunted Here” follows the heroic stories of Indigenous forest defenders in the Brazilian Amazon who have traded their bows and arrows for cameras and drones on their journey to expose forest crimes and protect the Amazon rainforest from transitioning into an open savannah. The film, which has won four international awards, is currently in its cinema run and is set to screen at various festivals this year, including the Tokyo International Short Film Festival, São Paulo Film Festival, and Indie Short Fest, among others.
Abdel is a panellist in the session The Stories That Shape Tomorrow during the afternoon programme of WDCD Live on 6 June at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. To attend, you’ll need a passe-partout ticket for the full festival day. No need for a separate pre-registration.
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