Despite a deeply unbalanced game, Maxima, Bertha and Carolina share a common goal: they are leading today’s environmental fight against modern corporate conquistadors. Whereas governments and corporations are trapped in a global race to get the cheapest raw materials, these three women tell us a story of tireless courage: how to keep fighting to protect nature when your life is at risk? When police repression, corporate harassment, injuries or even death threats are part of your daily routine? THE ILLUSION OF ABUNDANCE is not only a film about those who pay the high price of ‘development’, it is above all a film about the globalization of their environmental resistance and their conviction to hunt down transnational corporations, wherever they hide.
2025 /
Finalist
IMPACT CAMPAIGN: THE ILLUSION OF ABUNDANCE
Director & Producer: Impact Campaign Producer(s): Matthieu LietaertFilm Director(s): Matthieu Lietaert, Erika Gonzalez Ramirez,
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
Belgium, Colombia
