{"id":630988,"date":"2026-05-08T13:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/630988\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:38:11","slug":"borneo-rainforest-doc-shinta-backed-by-former-ampas-prez-rai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/630988\/","title":{"rendered":"Borneo Rainforest Doc ‘Shinta’ Backed By Former AMPAS Prez & Rai"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: Former AMPAS President and The People vs. Larry Flynt\u00a0producer Janet Yang is among the team behind new environmental doc Shinta<\/a>, about a young Dayak girl and Indigenous activist Emanuela Shinta on a journey through Borneo\u2019s rainforest.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film is developed, written and produced by Michela Scolari (Paolo Rossi: The Heart Of A Champion) and directed by Paolo Sodi, who directed Andrea Bocelli\u2019s Paramount documentary The Journey.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe documentary \u201cfollows a 10-year-old Dayak girl who dreams of saving her family and the Borneo that is disappearing around her, consumed by pollution, deforestation and loss. When she joins Indigenous activist Emanuela Shinta on a journey deep into the rainforest to find the Dream Wanderers,\u00a0legendary ancestral shamans said to connect humans with Mother Nature, she believes they may hold the answers her world desperately needs. As myth and reality collide, the young girl discovers that the power to protect her homeland may already be within her: her voice, her courage and the strength of a generation ready to rise for nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCurrently in post, Scolari will be in Cannes<\/a> to discuss the project with potential partners. The original idea was created by Scolari with Jaqueline Illy and Federico Gariboldi.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film is a global co-production spanning the U.S., Romania, Switzerland and Italy. Producers include Scolari, Yang, Brenda Emmett and Vince Emmett for American Troubadours in the U.S.; Bradamante Entertainment in Romania; Angelo Boffa and Remo Muggli for Carm-One Productions in Switzerland; and Filmintuscany in Italy and RAI Cinema.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe project was developed with Yang\u2019s guidance and support, with the producer championing the story from its earliest stages. It is being envisioned as the first feature documentary in a planned series exploring the power of female activism in countries facing severe ecological crises.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAt its heart, this is a story that brings forward the voices of two women, and through them, the powerful voice of nature itself,\u201d said Scolari. \u201cShinta is a return to an ancestral, pure and direct love for our primordial mother, nature. It is a fairy tale, a love story between two young girls and the natural world, one that I believe can help us all see it again with new eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAcross documentaries, television series and narrative films, my purpose remains the same,\u201d Scolari added. \u201cTo tell powerful stories that can awaken conscience and, hopefully, help shape a better society, one that listens to, and truly recognizes, the value of women.\u201d<\/p>\n

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