POWER IN THE DESERT: community struggles for clean energy
Lithium extraction is dramatically affecting the way of life of local communities. Here’s how they are responding.
Lithium extraction is dramatically affecting the way of life of local communities. Here’s how they are responding.
Join Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch, Manuel Pastor and Chris Benner for a discussion of the film.
PHOTO GALLERY
The film was shot in three locations: Jujuy in Argentina, San Pedro de Atacama in Chile and Salton Sea in Southern California.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch
ORIGINAL IDEA
Manuel Pastor
Chris Benner
Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch
SCRIPTWRITING
Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch
CAMERA
Hernán Paganini (Argentina-Chile)
Alejandro Gatti (U.S.)
Sebastían Cazón (Argentina)
EDITORS
Hernán Paganini
Alejo Santos
SOUND & ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
Diego Voloschin
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Nancy Núñez
ARTISTIC ASSISTANT
Florencia Werchoswky
Alejandro Giuliani
RESEARCH
Nancy Núñez
Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch
TRANSLATIONS
Tara Sullivan
INTERVIEWED IN ARGENTINA
Magui Choque Vilca
Rosaria
Rita Segato
Mirta Barconte
Roque Tejerina
Rene Calpanchay
Clemente Flores
INTERVIEWED IN CHILE
Carlos Aguilar Cruz
Verónica Moreno Fernández
Sandra Berna Martínez
María José Valente Ferrán
María Alejandra Zuleta
Alejandra Beas Jarami
Ricardo Mallorca
INTERVIEWED IN THE U.S.
Manuel Pastor
Chris Benner
Jesús Argüelles
Cecilia Armenta
Daniela Flores
Luis Olmedo
Silvia Paz
Amanda Mendonca
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Alejandra Beas Jaramí
Ticket Express
Instituto del Litio
Florencia Werchowsky
Martín Walter
Nicolás Gutman
Soledad Hodes
Andrea Izquierdo
Deborah Pragier
Susan Claros
Román Baigún
Julián Verardi
Guillermo Schamis
Nadia Zeballos
Conchita Posar
SPONSORED BY
Equity Research Institute
University of Southern California
Institute for Social Transformation
University of California Santa Cruz
PRODUCED BY
Pacifico Risk Communication
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