Mirjam Leuze

Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and The Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.

Sheep breeding, housework and politics: Ten women take up the fight against a gold mine. After an environmental disaster they claim damages of the tune of millions, help topple a corrupt government and shape Kyrgyztan's political future.