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Mountaineer Bernardo Fonseca embarks on a challenging journey to the summit of Mount Everest, to deliver a message to the world about the importance of conserving mountain environments, showcasing both their beauty and vulnerability. The film portrays how he discovered ongoing positive initiatives for waste management and cleanup, from the villages of the Khumbu Valley to the high-altitude camps, and how he was inspired by both locals and outsiders who are making a difference. The film encourages self-reflection on how we engage with mountaineering from the perspective of sustainability and the impact the sport generates, and it proposes individual actions as “one more step” toward protecting these natural environments.
Documentary filmmaker, journalist, and award-winning photographer in both cinema and photography, Rafael Duarte holds a master’s degree in “Cinema and Audiovisual” from Sorbonne, in Paris, and has directed 10 documentaries including feature, medium, and short films. His work reflects on the connection between humans and nature and seeks to immerse in the biography of characters to find particular angles on their worldviews.
He is also the author of six books, one of which was a finalist for the Jabuti Literature Prize. He collaborates with national and international outlets such as National Geographic, O Globo, VICE, and Revista Go Outside. As a photographer, he has exhibited in galleries and museums in Brazil, France, Spain, and England in solo and group exhibitions.
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