CALENDAR
Patrol
Followed by a filmmaker Q&A
When illegal cattle ranchers decimate large swaths of rainforest, indigenous rangers join forces with an American conservationist to expose the dark world of conflict beef. With the help of businesses in our own backyards, this beef is finding its way to the dinner tables of unsuspecting Americans, labeled as a "Product of the USA.”
Patrol documents the fight of indigenous and Afro-descendent forest rangers in Nicaragua to protect their ancestral lands.
Following the film, join us for a Q&A with members of the filmmaking team.
Financial assistance for this screening is available by emailing the Film Pittsburgh team at info@filmpittsburgh.org.
Special Guests
Camilo de Castro, Director
Camilo is an award-winning investigative journalist based in Nicaragua. During his 8-year tenure with Esta Semana (This Week), he produced more than 180 pieces about political, economic, and environmental issues. In 2008, he received the Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Prize for the hard-hitting exposé Emergency in the Forest, a one-hour documentary about illegal logging in Nicaragua. In 2010, he received the prize a second time for an in-depth investigation about corruption in Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council. Camilo was co-producer on the 2014 documentary Songs from Bosawas, helping it become the longest-running box office success in the history of documentary filmmaking in Nicaragua.
Armando John Mcrea, Film Subject
Armando John, a Rama forest ranger, played a lead role in organizing and conducting expeditions throughout the Indio Maiz Biological Reserve, his ancestral homeland. Together with other rangers, he set up boundaries and stations throughout the reserve to monitor and deter illegal cattle ranching. He plays a central role in the award-winning documentary, Patrol, and serves as a global advocate on behalf of his people.
Christopher Jordan, Field Producer
Christopher is a dedicated conservation practitioner whose work spans various levels, from engaging closely with local communities to collaborating with donor consortiums and navigating global politics at COPs. At Re:wild, Christopher has been instrumental in developing their Latin America program from the ground up. He has created effective initiatives focused on 30x30, Indigenous-led conservation, and transitioning away from animal agriculture to protect Latin America’s forests.