TUPUNGATO – empathy in death, follows Rafael Pease’s six-year obsession of visibilizing a threatened area. A winter expedition to the highest peak, Volcan Tupungato 21,555ft, evolves into a fight for conservation. In hopes of creating a national park, containing 350,000acres in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, as well as a significant source of water for 40% of Chile’s population. Interviews with renowned scientists and activists unveil a web of corruption in the government and multinational corporations, stemming from imperial religion and a dictator’s constitution. This explosive film is set against the backdrop of historic protests, as the people of Chile rise up for social and environmental rights.
