Jean-Pierre Dutilleux

Biography

Jean-Pierre Dutilleux (born 13 October 1949) is a Belgian author, activist and filmmaker, known for his work documenting environmental issues and indigenous cultures, most notably in the Amazon rainforest.

Over the last forty years, Dutilleux has produced thirty films, including a dozen in the Amazon rainforest, taken thousands of photographs, and published six books.

He received an Academy Award nomination for his documentary Raoni, which examines issues surrounding the survival of indigenous Amazonian communities and the rainforest. Raoni investigates the complex issues surrounding the survival of the remaining indigenous natives of the Amazon rainforest and the rainforest itself.

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