Maxima

Claudia Sparrow, Ryan Schwartz | 2019 | 88 min.

2020 Official Selection

Award Winner: 2020 Honorable Mention

Maxima, an indigenous woman from the Peruvian Andes who cannot read or write, stands up to the largest gold producer in the world, US-based Newmont Mining Corporation, who has claimed ownership of her land in order to expand its multi-billion-dollar mining operation.