The fearless film-maker
Name: Esther Figueroa
Age: 53
Academic background: PhD, Linguistics; Masters’, Chinese and BA, History.
Organisation: Vagabond Media.
Responsibilities: I shoot, edit… I do everything, from concept to completion.
Years in the sector: 27
Reason(s) for service to the sector: I think that we need to get a countervailing voice. We need to have what they call counter narratives to present views that are not in the mainstream and we need to give voice to things that do not have voice, such as nature, and people who usually don’t have a chance to be heard. And because the environment is the most important thing, we need to become aware of not just how dependent we are on it, but also of what we need to do to change our ways because we are destroying it.
Preservation Tip: Be conscious of your consumption habits and reduce your consumption. So, drive less, don’t use plastics, that kind of thing and basically, reduce, re-use and recycle.
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