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Expelled from Paradise

Directed & Produced by: Nicolas Muñoz

Stage: Development
Location: Argentina
Updated: November 19, 2025
Project Type: Feature
Project Style: Personal, Reportage
Theme Subject: Environment, Indigenous, Nature / Wildlife

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On the borders of the Amazon, as their world crumbles, a group of children watches in silence—a battle for their future unfolds, one they cannot fight but cannot escape.

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Eugenio Osagie

Local Producer

Founder of the American Language Fund and a producer with over 10 years of experience in environmental and social issues, plays a key role. He has secured access to affected populations and aligned with local leaders, who are ready to contribute both on and off camera.

With the support of FUNAI (National Indigenous People Foundation), Brazil’s agency for protecting Indigenous interests and culture, we are addressing the crisis in Rondônia, where communities face water scarcity and mercury contamination. Eugenio’s team, experts in remote areas, is securing permits. They also make the local production for The Territory, an Emmy-winning documentary.

Moreover, his NGO in South America is working directly with the Sirionó people.

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Ruth Alipaz Cuqui

Collaborator

Ruth Alipaz Cuqui is a prominent Uchupiamona Indigenous leader from Bolivia and the head of the National Coordinator for the Defense of Indigenous Territories and Protected Areas (Contiocap).
Her dedicated struggle has earned her international recognition; in 2024, she was selected by France 24 as one of the ten most outstanding Latin American women for her defense of the environment and human rights.
Alipaz has dedicated her life to denouncing the systematic depredation of the Bolivian Amazon in northern La Paz, focusing on the impact of gold mining, hydroelectric projects, and agricultural expansion. Her testimony has been vital in raising awareness before the United Nations and other bodies about the toxic and differentiated effects of mercury on rivers (such as the Mapiri, whose channel has been destroyed) and the health of communities, particularly women and children.
Connection to the Documentary:
Ruth was a vital collaborator in the production of the ARTE reportage in 2024, which served as the investigative foundation for Expelled from Paradise. Her leadership not only provided safe and secure access to communities affected by mercury contamination, but her vision ensures the documentary reflects the urgency of the struggle and the need for concrete tools for local communities. Her participation is essential for the film's impact strategy.

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Nicolas Muñoz

Director & Producer

Nicolás Muñoz Documentary Filmmaker & DOP | Buenos Aires, Argentina He studied photography and cinematography at ORT schools, later specializing in documentary filmmaking at INA (France), and honing his craft at UBA (Argentina) and Maine Media College (USA). At age 24, after graduating from film school, he began a 13-year career as a correspondent for Associated Press Television. Covering breaking news across Latin America and beyond, Muñoz reported from extraordinary places and captured urgent, human-centered stories. In 2014, with two young children, he made the difficult decision to leave the news world—stepping away from a stable path into one that was more uncertain, especially financially. He shifted his focus from news to longform documentary work, channeling his journalistic experience into a visual storytelling style that blends strong imagery, emotion, and narrative clarity—even in complex or sensitive environments. In 2018, he won Best Adventure Film at the Banff Film Festival in Canada. Since then, his work has continued to evolve across formats and platforms, earning recognition such as the Sony World Photography Award in 2024 and becoming a Sony Alpha Partner. Today, he collaborates with NGOs, broadcasters, and institutions to tell grounded, human-centered stories with lasting impact. His work explores the intersections of social justice, environmental crisis, and resilience. With a deeply personal approach and a collaborative mindset, Muñoz often works directly with communities to amplify their voices and build powerful narratives from the ground up.

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Juliette Igier

Producer

Juliette Igier is an independent journalist, filmmaker and producer, living in Argentina for many years. Originally from France, Juliette worked for a French public TV group France Television and the international French public TV channel France 24 as chief editor. She has participated in the making of numerous documentaries and news programs and currently covers the southern region of Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay) for French news outlets.

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Expelled from Paradise

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Eugenio Osagie

Ruth Alipaz Cuqui

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Nicolas Muñoz

Juliette Igier

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