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Keith Heyward is an accomplished filmmaker, web developer, and interactive media designer working in some of the most extreme environments in the world, from Antarctica, to the Amazon, to the Arctic. He has created a wide range of media experiences from documentaries and educational content to multimedia art exhibits and music videos. He was a cinematographer for multiple award-winning documentaries such as “Take Your Pills” (Netflix Original Doc), “The Brink” (Sundance Premiere), and "Unfinished Business" (Tribeca Premiere). In addition, he was a Director of Photography for NHK’s “Life Force 2” and the BBC’s “Super Smart Animals,” and his wildlife cinematography has been featured on TV programs like the BBC, National Geographic, the Science Channel, and more.

Jennifer Berglund is an award-winning writer, filmmaker and photographer at the intersection of science, nature and culture. Her work has taken her around the globe to all seven continents, from the depths of the Amazon Rainforest, to Antarctica, and even the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Her writings, films and photos have appeared in publications, televisions and big screens both nationally and internationally in film festivals and major publications, including Discover Magazine, Scientific American, the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and others. In 2017, she was awarded as a National Science Foundation STEM Media Fellow. She is also a National Geographic Explorer honoree, and works closely with world-renowned scientists and scholars at Harvard University to develop exhibits and media for the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture.

Gange Yeti is a young Waorani woman from the community of Kewediono in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where she graduated from the Nongi Togodo Bilingual High School. As the eldest daughter of a prominent and traditional family in her community, and the granddaughter of Weba, the eldest member of the community, she is deeply rooted in the Waorani culture and is well versed in the Waorani's storytelling tradition. Her father, Eweme, is a respected cultural and ecological guide at the Waorani Ecolodge, and she has worked at the lodge herself for many years. Through this experience she has become a great facilitator between her culture, the rainforest, and the outside world. She now works as assistant to the president of the Waorani foundation, Ome Yabu, developing cultural and environmental projects within the territory.

Obe Nenquimo currently lives in Kewediono with her husband and co-producer, Huiñari Toca, and 9 children. She was the oldest student to graduate from the Nongi togodo Bilingual High School alongside Gange. Her dedication to documenting and preserving her culture is astonishing, simultaneously raising several children, working at the nearby ecolodge, and attending classes. She now works as an interpreter for the Ministry of Health providing health care services to indigenous communities through the territory.