This Is How We Rise, a new film by the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development, is part of a global campaign – Real Groundbreakers – to show the strength and resilience of rural women and food producers around the world.
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Building climate resilience
Climate change and unprecedented natural resource depletion pose serious threats to food security and nutrition, especially for women farmers and small-scale food producers.
Rural women are on the frontlines of a changing climate but have limited access to productive resources, services, education and employment opportunities while experiencing excessive workloads and limited decision-making power.
Meet the filmmakers
The film was produced by award-winning production company Somesuch & Co and shot and directed by film director Camille Summers-Valli with women from IFAD-supported projects in Nepal and Mozambique.
Film credits
Director Camille Summers-Valli
Producer Gloria Bowman
Production Assistant Islay Leefe-Griffiths
Exec Producer Sarah Pearson
Production Company Somesuch
DoP Max Pittner
Focus Puller Joseph Hofmann
Sound Recordist Jassim Jaffer
Editor Adam Biskupski
Edit Assistant Tom Bailey
Sound Designer Neil Johnson
Sound 750mph
Colourist Simon Bourne
Post Framestore
Poem
Maya Angelou
Still I Rise
Voice and image used with permission from Caged Bird Legacy, LCC.