Resistance has always been a part of the history of women. The perpetuation of industry agendas and
illegitimate use of governmental power is the epitome of the damaging behaviour that has led to our current global environmental crisis. And its consequences are experienced by women on the frontlines, every day.
Violence against women and environmental activism intersect in intimate and convoluted ways. Unpacked in this documentary are the nuances between endurance and trauma, politics and purpose, risk and integrity.
We explore how language is used as a political tool, and follow the decades-long battle to save one of the last truly wild places on Earth, Tasmania, a hub for cool-temperate rainforests and unique flora and fauna, where ancient living beings still thrive.
Featuring activists that have been on the ground for over a decade, including health professional, scientists and psychologists. We hear from those who have been systematically branded as ‘extremists’ and ‘terrorists’, their experiences with manipulation and coercion from police, the lasting impact on their lives and community, and how they find the will to keep going.
The women channel an inextinguishable resilience that drives them to protect the Earth at all costs, a planet that does not depend on us, but where we so desperately depend on each other.
Documenting frontline activism has become the crux of Anna Brozek’s work, a fierce new voice in conversations surrounding Tasmania’s wild lands.
As an independent photographer, filmmaker and writer her work explores the ongoing resistance in the environment movement, as well as exposing the carnage left behind by industries,
Viscerally, it speaks to the force that drives human beings to put every thing on the line for a greater purpose.
