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The Twelve

“The Twelve” tells the story of twelve spiritual Elders from around the globe who gather at the United Nations in New York to create a unique ritual for Humankind and planet Earth. By interviewing each one of them in their home environments, the film is told exclusively through the voices of these elders. They give an unprecedented insight into their knowledge, traditions and rituals. Each of the twelve share a long forgotten wisdom and knowing of our eternal and complex connection with Nature and all of humanity, reminding us what it means to be human and how to live in harmony with each other and with Nature. We follow the elders as they travel for the first time to New York and witness the powerful energy of their three day reunion. Their messages are unified in what needs to be done to change the course our planet is taking. The Twelve are from Australia, Alaska, Brazil, Botswana, Colombia, Gabon, Japan, Nepal, Mexico and Siberia.

  • Lucy Martens
    Director
    Out of the Ashes, Voices from Inside
  • Olivier Girard
    Director
  • Leslie Knott
    Producer
    Out of the Ashes, RocKabul, The Genius and the Opera Singer, Buzkashi boys
  • Caroline Dreesmann
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    spirituality, nature, wisdom, indigenous, elders
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 27, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    180,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Gabon, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Russian Federation, United States
  • Language:
    English, French, Japanese, Nepali, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16;9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Lucy Martens , Olivier Girard

With a passion for building bridges through storytelling, Lucy has followed lives and captured voices from all corners of the world. As a cinematographer, director, and editor of documentaries and NGO films, her work has been broadcast on BBC Storyville, BBC 3, PBS, ARTE, Canal Plus, and CNN. She shoots full-length documentaries for the BBC, edits films for the United Nations, the World Food Programme, and shoots for National Geographic Learning. Her feature-length documentary, “Out of the Ashes” (BBC Storyville) was co-produced by Sam Mendes and won a 2011 Grierson Award.

Olivier graduated in marketing and international business. He worked as a senior product manager in the Music industry for 10 years, then as a Video Game producer both in Los Angeles and Paris. In 2006, he finally walked away from corporate marketing and media to be fully aligned with his values, and thrived as a music producer, illustrator and freelance web developer.
In 2016, he went on to co-found Le Ciel Foundation, to embrace his life mission and full-time spirituality, as well as becoming a spiritual consultant and coach both for individual and companies.

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