Faced with intimidation, violence, and criminal prosecution, we follow Máxima’s tireless fight against a gold-mining operation looking to seize her land and destroy environmental resources her community relies on.
Maxima
Synopsis
Maxima tells the incredible story of 2016 environmental Goldman Prize winner Máxima Acuña and her family, who own a small, remote plot in the Peruvian Highlands. The Acuñas rely solely on the environment for their livelihood, but their land sits directly in the path of a multi-billion dollar project run by one of the world’s largest gold-mining corporations. Faced with intimidation, violence, and criminal prosecution, we follow Máxima’s tireless fight for justice, taking her from the Peruvian Supreme Court to the doors of the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Standing ever mighty, Máxima sings of her love of the land in the face of widespread oppression of indigenous people, and relentless attempts to destroy environmental resources that the world relies on.
“Our dignity has no price.”
- Máxima Acuña, Maxima
Winner Audience Award for a Feature Film, Hot Docs 2019 , official selection Palm Springs International Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York 2020
Stay tuned following the screening for a prerecorded Q+A which will be streamed on the Hot Docs platform.
November 4, 2024
November 2, 2024
Credits
Claudia Sparrow
Director
