SBS Dateline
Ep 5
TX 12/04/2022
Butterflies v Cartels
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Drone
shots of Uruapan/Michoacan Shots of
Avocado farmer militia with guns Shots of
illegal logger cutting down tree |
UPSOT GUNS In the heart of Mexico’s cartel
lands…. 02:33:13 - MILITIA HEAD- If we lay down our arms, |
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Forest +
butterfly shots Cal with
butterflies |
A natural wonder… Is at risk of disappearing… 06.36.56
Tourist looking up + pointing 06.37.07
Tourist whispers: It’s amazing 06.37.09 |
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WWF guys +
dead butterfly on ground |
01.58.45
MAN: It’s distressing. I’ve never seen so many on the ground. So many. (move
chainsaw pix/upsot here) |
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Logger
cutting down tree |
Upsot chainsaw |
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Amado at
brother’s grave + drone shots out to forest |
Can
this environmentally crucial species survive a region’s descent into violence? AND….. THE
CARTEL’S RUTHLESS PURSUIT OF GREEN GOLD |
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TITLE GRAPHIC |
BUTTERFLIES
V CARTELS MEXICO’S
BUTTERFLY FOREST By
Calliste Weitenberg, Adam Rosenberg, Miguel Angel Vega and Simon Phegan |
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1.BUTTERFLY FOREST 1 |
Establish the butterfly forest & annual
migration + the natural wonder + visual spectacle |
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MEX_CW_DRONE_DEFOREST
00.06.06 Drone
of Michoacan forests 00.06.54 Drone of tree |
MUSIC NATSOT +
MUSIC In the forests of North East
Michoacan, something otherworldly is taking place. And it’s drawing tourists from all
over the world. |
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9A |
MEX_CW_2701 06.01.43
ESTABLISHING SHOT OF RESERVE 06.02.34
TOURISTS FILING IN TO RESERVE |
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9D |
TOURIST
VOX POP 1 – TWO LADIES + CAL
REVERSALS 06.15.15.20
What have you heard about what you’re about to see? |
MEX_CW_2701 06.15.00
Cal: So what has brought you to this part of the world? Tourist:
This is my bucket list. C: Is it? Tourist: I've
always wanted to come and see the monarchs. 06:10:27 |
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TOURIST
VOX POP 2 – BOOMER HUBBY + WIFE + CAL
REVERSALS 06.17.39
And what are you hoping to see? |
06.17.21
What are you hoping to see when you get to the top? 06:07:10
Tourist: Oh the sheer amount of butterflies that are
here. I've heard it's absolutely amazing to see |
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9F |
TOURIST
VOX POP 1 – TWO LADIES CUTS |
06:11:09
Tourist: Butterflies dripping from the trees, waking up in the morning and
flying everywhere. And I'm - just I can't wait. |
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9G |
MEX_CW_2701 06.13.32
TOURIST GET ON HORSES + LEAVE 06.14.13
TOURISTS HEAD OFF UP MOUNTAIN |
MUSIC
NATSOT + MUSIC Between
November and February every year, this forest hosts the annual migration of
the monarch butterfly. But to reach
their nesting grounds – we have to climb to 10,000 feet.
06.26.45 CAL PTC: So I’m on my way to see the
butterfly colony// 06.27.08
Millions of monarch butterflies at the end of their 4000km migration. 6.28.23
I’m told at the top the air is absolutely thick with them. So I’m pretty
excited Upsot Cal gets off horse: "So from
this point we have to walk"…. |
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9H |
07.10.45 SILVESTRE
+ CAL WALKING INTO FOREST 06.33.35
WIDE WALKING OFF |
MUSIC – HJORTICULTURE CLUB
AMBIENT After
a 30 minute hike,…. MEX_CW_2701 06.32.12
Cal: There they are you can already see them… I
have my first encounter with them…. 06.32.54 We’re not
even at the summit yet and just up ahead I can already see butterflies
starting to fill the air. 06.33.01 Is that them all in
the trees? |
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9I |
CAL AND
SILVESTRE WALK TO OPEN AIR SECTION – JUMP CUT SHOTS TO GET TO BUTTERLY CLOUD |
MUSIC Then
it gets even better… |
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9J |
MEX_CW_2701
CAL AND SILVESTRE AMID BUTTERFLY CLOUD ACTUALITY |
MEX_CW_2701 07:25:27 Oh my God. // They are all over the floor. 07:25:32 They are all over the ground. 07:25:33 They are all in the trees and in the air as
well. 07:25:43 07:25:59 Every step I take, I need to be careful. I Don't
tread on them. IN MEXICO, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
SYMBOLIZE A JOURNEY FROM THE AFTERLIFE. SPIRITS OF THE DEAD RETURNING TO
EARTH. 07.26.13 Look at this. It's like a tornado of
butterflies, I can't. This is. Extraordinary.the
sound07.04 of
their wings in the air. It's like a rippling stream right now. This is
absolutely breathtaking. I am speechless. 07:27:01 |
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BEST
BUTTERFLY FLYING BEAUTY SHOTS |
BUT IN REALITY....Each of these butterflies
has travelled from the United States and Canada, despite weighing less than a
single gram. Some, even carry evidence of exactly how far they’ve come. |
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CAL AND
SILVESTRE AMID BUTTERFLY CLOUD ACTUALITY /SILVERSTRE
FINDS TAGGED BUTTERLFLY 07.28.03 CU OF TAGGED BUTTERFLY |
07.27.12 Calli: Silvestre! This is incredible! 07:27:16 S: A butterfly with a tag. Calli: Oh it’s been tagged! 07.27.21.04 S: Yes, it’s a university of Toronto
tag. C: From Toronto? Yes. // 07:28:19 CALLI:
So this particular butterfly here has a sticker on it, which has been put here by somebody in Toronto, Canada, to tag its journey and monitor it and
track it all the way to these butterfly reserves. 07:28:31 // |
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MEX CW
2701 07.55.21
WIDE CAN AND GUIDE ENTER FOREST 07.56.11
MID CAL AND GUIDE ENTER FOREST 07.56.19
CAL AND GUIDE 07.10.54
CAL AND GUIDE WALK IN MEX CW
2501 00.11.19
BUTTERFLY CLUSTERS 00.12.10
CLUSTERS 00.52.27
CU OF CLUSTERS |
They come here for perfect Goldilocks
micro-climate. It’s not too hot and not too cold. In the heart of the forest - they cluster
together – so they can survive the winter before returning north. MEX_CW_2701 07.11.57 CAL IN TOURIST ZONE: Those
dark grey patches they look like leaves but actually it’s millions of
butterflies and when the sun touches them they just come to life. 07.12.13 |
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06.43.26
LOUISIANA WOMAN TAKING PIC **whispering
will need subtitles** 06:44:41
Calli: How does it feel to see this? // |
REAX
TOURISTS 2 LOUISIANA 06:44:47
WOMAN: You can’t explain it. It's just amazing. // 06.45.04
It’s very moving. It’s like – it’s majestic I guess is the best word. // MAN
06:45:15,080 I cried and I don't cry. You can't explain it. It's impossible
to understand. It’s unreal. 06:45:31 |
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REAX
TOURISTS 1 – POST |
06:54:13
Calli: Does it move you to witness something like that? 06:54:19
Yeah, yeah. Yeah. It does. *cries* 06:54:24
Calli: Really? Tourist:
It's like overwhelm….And it's just really amazing. *wipes tear* |
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CAL
WALKIGN IN FOREST SHOTS SECTION MEX CW 2501 00.23.58 |
NATSOT But as
spectacular as this migration might be, the butterflies are heading towards extinction. |
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(DAY01)
MEX_CW_2501/ CAL PTC + 00.06.51
BUTTERFLIES ON GROUND AT FEET |
MEX_CW_2501/
00.30.23 |
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2.
WWF
DOING COUNT |
Expand on the decline of butterfly + give details
of the current crisis being faced |
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(DAY 02)
MEX_CW_2601 02.40.07 FOREST SUN THRU
TREES (DAY 02)
MEX_CW_2601 02.15.05
WWF TEAM WALKING INTO FOREST SHOTS 02.16.27
DENSE FOREST STUFF |
UPSOT
SOUND OF BUSH BASHING Early next morning, I’m joining
conservationists from the World Wildlife Fund. Their job is to count the size
of the butterfly colonies each year. MUSIC |
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CESAR IN
SITU |
02:23:29:18
What we do is measure the area of the forest they occupy. From that, we estimate
the number of butterflies arriving in Mexico. (02:22:00:14
) It’s not actually a count of individuals but of the area the butterflies
occupy. |
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MOVE PIX OF
MARKING/TAPING TREES ETC YOU HAVE OVER ABOVE GRAB HERE AS ACTUALITY |
They
start with the tree on the highest part of the hill. Then
they take a point of reference with a GPS…. and use tape and a compass to
encircle the area. |
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MOVE
FOOTAGE OF GUYS PUSHIGN THROUGH FOREST WITH TAPE HERE |
NATSOT |
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CESAR IN SITU 03.01.07
How is it compared today, to say 20 years ago? |
03.01.22 How does
what we’re seeing here today compare to say 20 years ago. 02:56:38:03
Twenty years ago, the butterfly colony was located almost at the sanctuary entrance.(02:56:45:20) Now we have to walk more than a
kilometre to arrive and be able to see the butterflies. (02:56:54:13) // |
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CAL
WALKING IN THE FOREST |
UPSOT
MEASURING/1720! Cesar says/scientistis the
population has fallen by about 80%. In the mid 1990s the butterflies covered up to 18 hectares
– now they average only two. |
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(DAY 02)
MEX_CW_2601 CESAR IN
SITU IV *SUBREEL
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02:59:25:22
For me… seeing this decrease in the butterfly population… gives me a feeling
of sadness. (02:59:44:14). Although we’re making efforts to conserve the
monarch butterfly, these haven’t been sufficient. (02:59:53:18). |
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(DAY 02) ACTUALITY
OF FINSIHING MEASUR/WINDING IN TAPE |
There
are now fears the population could fall below the threshold at which the
migration would collapse. |
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(DAY 02)
MEX_CW_2601 GUY
COLLECTING DEAD BUTTERFLIES 01.49.55
MAN COLLECTING BUTTERFLIES 01.51.47
MORE DED BUTTERFLIE |
01.49.17
CU PICK UP DEAD BUTTERFLY UPSOT
01.49.10 – 01.49.32 I don’t’ know if this one is alive or not. All these are
squashed. These are alive |
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(DAY 02) CAL AND CESAR IN SITU WITH
DEAD BUTTERFLIES *SUBREEL
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02.10.17 CALLI: So there is an astonishing number of
what looks to be dead butterflies here right now. is that concerning to you? // 02:06:17:22
That’s what we’re trying to find out. // 02:07:01:11
It’s concerning if large numbers of butterflies die of natural causes because
that may be related to lack of food. (02:07:11:24) either when it was a larva
or it didn’t find enough… resources to feed itself during it’s
journey. (02:07:23:00, So It could become alarming. (02:07:25:12 (02:07:35:05)
We will know once we complete the analysis of the whole season. |
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UPSOT GUY COLLECTING DED BUTTERFLIES *SUBREEL
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01.58.45
MAN: It’s distressing to see so many on the ground. // 02.00.10
C: How do you feel then? // 01.59.05
A bit sad. Si? 01.59.13
it’s the first time… I’ve collected so many. 01.59.23 // |
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(DAY 02)
MEX_CW_2601 CESAR SIT
DOWN MASTER IV + CAL
REVERSALS *SUBREEL
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CESAR AND HIS TEAM MUST COUNT EVERY 15 DAYS
FOR REST OF THE SEASON. If the migration collapses. Cesar says
there’ll be impacts right across the food chain from Mexico – to the United States and Canada. (03:35:49:01)
75% of the food people consume depends on the services of pollinators. (03:35:56:17) // (03:33:53:14
-) (03:31:30:17) |
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3.
WWF
DEFORESTATION CONTEXT |
What are the reasons behind the butterfly decline
> big one is deforestation. |
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(DAY 02)
MEX_CW_2601 04.12.55
WWF TEAM LEAVING FOREST 04.14.30
WWF TEAM + CAL LEAVING BUTTERFLY PARK 04.21.05
GVS OF CAFES 04.16.05
WOMAN MAKING TORTILLAS 04.22.10
CU STOVE |
MUSIC
Scientists think climate change and the use of herbicides in
the United States – are two of the biggest reasons for the monarchs decline. But in Mexico, there’s another
significant threat. |
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04.57.01
CU OPENING LAPTOP REVEAL CAL
AND CESAR AT CAFÉ ON COMPUTER 04.48.18
LISENING SHOTS OF CAL |
(04:25:02:16)
We found that from 2004 to 2013, there was an extreme loss of forest. // 04:38:15:21
-This chart shows the illegal logging across the time. (04:38:21:02) You can
see that there was a few years which this was very ….errr….high
// |
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04.51.27 CU SHOTS OF PHOTOS SHOWING FOREST LOSS |
Cesar shows me aerial photos that
reveal the impacts of illegal logging. |
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CU CESAR
TALKING |
04:28:25:19
Everything that happened in this area was illegal use. |
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04.53.07
CU OF SCREEN SHOWING CHART |
FROM THE SKY THE DAMAGE IS CLEAR… According to WWF, more than 2000
hectares of forest in the core of the butterfly reserve have been affected by
illegal logging. While they’ve worked to reverse
this, recently the problem’s returned in the outer buffer zones. |
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04.56.48
CU of Eduardo |
(04:38:46:22).
In this year, in 2020, we again had a problem with illegal logging.
(04:38:52:08) // 04:44:39:12
CALLI: Who exactly is responsible for that? CESAR:
04:44:44:16 Often it’s people from the community or people from neighboring communities. Calli:
Is there any criminal organization involved? 04:44:55:03
CESAR: From what we’ve seen, no. |
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4.
SON
OF KILLED BUTTERFLY DEFENDER |
Reveal danger posed to butterfly defenders + the
possible cartel threat that exists in reserves. |
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(DAY 07)
MEX_CW_3101 05.32.48 CAL DRIVING SHOTS ON WAY TO MEET HOMERO 05.34.44
CAL PULLS UP + GETS OUT |
Music/Transition
Cesar says there are no criminal
organisations involved – but I’ve arranged to meet someone who says
protecting these forests and the butterflies has become increasingly
dangerous. |
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(DAY 07)
MEX_CW_3101 04.26.25
CAL MEETS HOMERO WALKS TO GRAVE |
(Music +
transition) |
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(DAY 07)
MEX_CW_3101 HOMERO +
CAL AT DAD’S GRAVE + CUTAWAYS
OF GRAVE DETAILS AROUND 04.32.18 & MORE AT 05.08.22 |
04:36:13:13 Calli: Did your dad inspire you? 04:36:17:07
(Homero) Yes, I did see my father as a role model
because everyone here in the community says there won’t be another fighter
like him. 04:36:27:24 // Homero’s father – Homero Gomez Gonzalez - was a local
butterfly defender and once managed the sanctuary. 04:31:31:03
He’d organise nocturnal patrols to protect the forest. 04:31:40: If he found
people cutting down trees he’d capture them. 04:31:51:23 // 04:31:56:04
That’s how he cared for the forest and the monarchs. He’d always say “While
we have the forest, we’ll have the monarch butterflies. “ |
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(DAY 07)
MEX_CW_3101 04.38.53
CAL LISTENING 04.38.22
CU OF VIDEO ON PHONE 3RD PARTY VIDEO OF DAD Facebook - Homero Gomez Gonzalez - Simplemente bello el Santuario el Rosario
Ocampo |
04:32:50:00
(Homero) One of the best memories I have with him
were all the times I went to record him in the Butterfly Sanctuary
04:32:56:20 // 04:35:28:22
- 04:35:31:03 (Homero) Here we are there in the forest. // 00.20 Come
and see this natural marvel. We invite you this place. Brides of the sun,
souls of the dead... We're
waiting! 00.35 // 04:30:00:06 (Homero) We
thought he was just local, that he wasn’t well-known. And it wasn’t until he
disappeared that we realized the great power he had. 04:30:07:19 |
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(DAY 07)
MEX_CW_3101 04.45.39
CAL AND HOMERO WALK UP HILL 04.46.29
TRACKING SHOT |
In
2020, Homero’s dad went missing. |
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(DAY 07)
MEX_CW_3101 HOMERO IN
SITU MASTER IV + CAL
LISTENING SHOTS + CUTAWAY
SHOTS OF GRAVEYARD |
04:49:25:24
Long days passed during which the whole community was out searching everywhere,
starting from where he disappeared and then spreading out. 04:49:36:16 // 04:49:45:17
On my way back, two Semefo vans passed me. That’s
the unit in charge of collecting corpses. And later they rang us to tell us
they’d found a body. 04:49:59:10 //
Homero’s dad was found drowned, with blunt-force injuries to his
head, at the bottom of an irrigation pond. 4 days
later, a tour guide who worked for him was also found dead. |
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Amado In situ IV at grave + Cal reversals DRONE SHOT OVER CEMETARY OUT TO MOUNTAINS |
04:57:43:22 CALLI:
Do you think his work was do you think his death is linked to his work
as butterfly defender? 04:58:03:15
(Homero) Yes, I think that/…/because he’d 05:00:45:19 CALLI:
Is there criminal organizations that want to log these forests. 05:00:55:12 (Homero) I don’t know.
I’m not sure and I don't want to think about it. Because if there are, my
family and I are also in danger. |
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5.
URUAPAN
COP/CARTEL CONTEXT |
Set up Michoacan context re cartels + statewide increase in violence |
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(DAY
07) MEX_CW_3101 BEST
GVS OF BLISSFULLY IGNORANT BUTTERFLY TOURISTS BETWEEN 05.35.21 – 05.56.40 |
The tourists who come here may not
realise, but the murder rate in Michoacan has more than doubled in the past
six years. |
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3RD
PARTY FOOTAGE OF SHOOTOUTS |
(shootout upsot)
2021 was the most violent year on
record as ten different drug cartels fight for control of the state. |
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3RD
PARTY FOOTAGE OF MASSACRE |
This video shows cartel gunmen
executing 17 people in broad daylight in an alleged attack on a rival gang. |
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3RD
PARTY FOOTAGE OF DRONE BOMBS |
Land
mines and bomb laden drones are also a
new normal. |
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MEX_CW_DRONE_DRIVING
DRONE
SHOTS OF URUAPAN + CAL CARS DRIVING |
NATSOT MUSIC |
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(DAY
04) MEX_CW_2801 CAL
DRIVING SHOTS AROUND URUAPAN 08.07.13 |
All this is playing out just a
couple hours west of the butterfly forest – as police struggle to keep
control. |
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(DAY
04) MEX_CW_2801 POLICE
TRAFFIC STOP BROLL 08.09.36
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(DAY
04) MEX_CW_2801 IN
SITU IV WITH COP + CAL
NODDIES + WIDE TWO
SHOT |
08:27:11)
I can tell you that Uruapán is really
bad, really bad. // NEW SUBREEL (08:24:41). There are
various gangs in this state... like the
Jalisco Cartel, the Michoacán Family, Pueblos
Unidos... So it's a dispute aimed at gaining
more territory... or at winning the entire
state of Michoacán.(08:25:05) |
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(DAY
04) MEX_CW_2801 IN
SITU IV WITH COP + CAL
NODDIES + WIDE TWO
SHOT |
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COPS
WATCHING TRAFFIC CU OF GUNS ETC |
THIS LOCAL
POLICE OFFICER TELLS ME organized crime groups linked to
the drug trade are now moving into other activities, including the lucrative
timber trade. |
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(DAY
04) MEX_CW_2801 IN
SITU IV WITH COP + CAL
NODDIES + WIDE TWO
SHOT |
08:
17:06 MARCO – That’s why we have a police presence to inspect and check that
the origin of the wood, or tree trunks is proved by legitimate documentation.
// 08.17.56
Calli: When did you last arrest somebody for this? 08:
18:02 MARCO – About six days ago. |
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(DAY
05) MEX_CW_2901_C2 |
UPSOT AMBO
SIREN 00.07.43 |
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6.
ILLEGAL
LOGGER |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 03.01.35
Cal travelling in car to meet logger +
Driving shots out window |
Outside
Uruapan, high prices mean lumber mafias often stray into protected areas. And
it’s not hard to make contact with those who are cutting down trees. |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 FIXER TALKING TO COP |
UPSOT FIXER ON PHONE 03.05.40
MAN - Straight ahead. You'll pass a house... // MIGUEL -
You want me to go back? (03.04.31.19)
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 CAL
DRIVING PTC |
03.07.51
Cal PTC in car: So we’ve managed to make contact
with an illegal logger and what’s interesting is the man on the phone is
actually one of the local authorities They’re going to enter the forest and chop
down a tree. |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 03.10.21
SHOT OF COP THRU WINDSCREEN + PULLING UP 03.11.10
CAL GET OUT OF CAR |
UPSOT
03.10.10 CALLI: I think it’s this man up here in black jacket. |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 03.20.14
CAL WALKING WITH MASKED GUY 03.21.43
CAL CLIMBS MOUNTAIN 03.22.22
CLIMBING MOUNTAIN |
Our contact leads us to a
clandestine area where they regularly remove trees. Like
the butterfly reserves, these forests are protected under federals laws. They’ve agreed to let us observe so
long as we conceal their identities. NATSOT
HIKING |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 03.33.23
CAL AND DUDE MEET LOGGER |
UPSOT MEET N GREET - TRANSLATE . |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 IN SITU IV
WITH LOGGER + CAL
REVERSALS $30-$130AUD
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CALLI: SO
WHAT KIND OF TREES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE? // CALLI: HOW
MANY TREES WOULD YOU NEED TO CUT DOWN TO MAKE A DECENT PROFIT? // 03: 34: 22 – ILLEGAL LOGGER- The price depends on the diameter of the trunk. Between 500 and
2,000 pesos.// |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 03.52.35
LOGGER START CHAINSAW + CHOPPING
DOWN TREE ACTUALITY |
Upsot cutting down tree Upsot tree falls |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 IN SITU IV
WITH LOGGER + CAL
REVERSALS |
03:37:15 CALLI:
HOW FREQUENTLY DOES THIS ACTIVITY OCCUR ACROSS MICHOACAN? 03;38:43 – ILLEGAL LOGGER- Every
day. Every day they’re felling trees. It’s all across Michoacan, the whole
state. // CALLI:
WHAT ABOUT IN PLACES FURTHER EAST LIKE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY DOES
THIS HAPPEN THERE? |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 04.04.31
LOGGER TIES TREE TO HORSE 04.11.40 HORSE DRAGS TREE AWAY |
The
trees cut down today will be sold to nearby sawmills. He tells me the landowners
also take a cut. |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 IN SITU IV
WITH LOGGER +
+ CAL REVERSALS |
CALLI: ARE
THERE CRIMINAL ORGS INVOLVED – DO THE CARTELS TAKE A CUT? CALLI: SO
BY CUTTING THESE TREES THEN THEY CAN MAKE AVOCADO PLANTATIONS? THAT’S THE ULTIMATE GOAL? |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 04.19.55
CAL WALKING BACK WITH MASKED GUY 04.20.43
CU WALKING SHOTS |
NATSOT
+ MUSIC |
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DAY 06
MEX_CW_3001 04.22.49
BURNING WOOD STACK 04.23.42
STACKS OF WOOD 04.24.17
PILE OF LOGS/TIMBER |
04.24.59
// 04.25.46 CAL PTC: |
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7.
AVO
PROD |
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MEX_CW_DRONE_DRIVING 00.10.45
Car on road 00.08.56
> reveal avo plantation 00.11.20
overhead of car to avo plants 00.21.42
also good avo plant shot 00.18.54
good avo plant shot |
The loggers tell me stealing wood
is just a prelude to a more ambitious plan. The cartels are clearing protected
woodlands to plant their own groves of what locals call “green gold.” Or as we know them > avocados. |
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MEX_CW_3001_DRONE
00.02.05
fire in forest shot 00.01.20 avo plantation top down shot |
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(DAY 05)
MEX_CW_2901_C2 00.06.46 rearview mirror |
00.06.20 PTC: In and around the city of Uruapan, more than a
dozen cartels are battling for control of the avocado trade, preying on
wealthy orchard owners, the laborers who pick the fruit and the drivers who
truck it north to the United States. |
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(DAY 06) MEX_CW_3001 00.56.19
CU SHOTS AVOS HANGING IN TREES 01.36.55
AVO PROD DOES PRUNING |
Natsot US consumption of avocados reached
record highs in 2021 and Michoacan supplies around 80% of them. Thanks to this, it’s now a
multi-billion dollar industry. 01.37.08
Avo prod: The crop from this orchard will go to… It will be exported to the
US. |
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IN SITU IV
SHOT 01.34.33
CU AVO IN HAND WALKING SHOT 00.55.22
GUY SPRAYING WEEDS |
01:00: 52- PRODUCER- From here, the municipality of
Michoacán, we export to…to Spain, to the Arab Emirates to Europe, to the United States...(01:01:12) Japan, Australia (01-10:14) Ignacio |
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AVO
PRODUCER IN SITU IV + CAL
REVERSALS + NODDIES TRY 00.55.35 Guy spraying weeds various + 00.55.55 CU of avos OR 00.53.34 guy clearing branches 00.54.48 wide of workers 00.53.27 Dudes cleaning w machetes |
01.13.54 CALLI: What happened when cartels arrived in this area?
01.29.30 CALLI: What happened to avo producers like
you? 01:14: 12 PRODUCER- Here, it began with kidnapping,
extortion, you know // 01:21:57 PRODUCER There are charges… charges for the
things you own, your orchard, your cattle… The Jalisco Cartel is charging
avocado growers 50,000 per hectare. 01.30.14
CALLI: So what would happen then if you didn’t pay up? 01: 23; 47 PRODUCER- They kidnap him, and his family never
hears from him again.// 01.30.19 Calli: Really? 01:14:35) We have a lot of staff, a lot of people, who we
never hear of again. |
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Drone |
Ignacio says kidnappings are now
commonplace, with cartels demanding ransoms of up to ten million pesos. |
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AVO
PRODUCER IN SITU IV + CAL
REVERSALS + NODDIES |
01: 16: 21) Close to our municipality... What would it
be? Twelve to
15 kilometres, approximately. They just kidnapped a boy. His family hasn't heard from him |
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MEX_CW_3001_DRONE
MORE DRONE
SHOTS AVO PLANTATION |
For now, Ignacio has avoided these
problems. (PAUSE) But he says its only thanks to
others who’ve begun taking up arms. |
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8.
AVO
MILITIA |
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MEX_CW_300101.52.32
QUICK SHOTS OF GUYS GETTING GEAR + GUNS 01.52.59
CU GUN 01.53.10
WALKIE TALLKIE 01.50.49
AK47 LOADS |
MUSIC
– REGRET RELIVED IN REVERSE/ DEEP DIAMONDS/ THREAT/ SHOCKING TRUTH /LETHAL
RUN NATSOT
GUNS LOADING ETC |
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02.17.16
PATROL SHOTS 02.17.43
PATROL SHOTS |
NATSOT
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MEX_CW_3001
CAL PTC ON VIGILANTE PATROL |
CAL
PTC 02:21:13:11 Some locals here are becoming so fed up with the violence they've
actually started forming their own vigilante
groups like these guys. They’re not trained security personnel. They're
actually avocado farmers, and they conduct patrols like this every day. |
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02.21.55 CU VIGILANTE PATROL GUY 02.22.00 CU PATROL GUYS |
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HOLD BACK FOR SAFETY AS THE MILITIA PATROLS A VAST AVOCADO PLANTATION,
ENSURING THERE ARE NO CARTEL MEMBERS HIDING OUT. Heavily
armed and on watch, I’M TOLD there are up 300 members hidden throughout these
hills. |
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MEX_CW_3001
IN SITU IV WITH YOUNG MILITIA MEMBER AT
LOOKOUT |
02.24:40 -YOUNG MILITIA MAN – We are doing it to protect
the town. So there are no quotas or extortionists.
(02:24:54) We look after each other, so all the fruit from the orchards
arrives safely at the packing centre. (02:25: 03) // 02:25:36:14
- 02:25:38:02 How old are you? CALLI: It's very young? CALLI:
Have you ever killed anybody and do you think you're
capable of doing that? // |
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INSERT
SOCIAL MEDIA VIDS OF FIGHTING HERE 1HR
FROM PERIBAN |
As we film, members of this same miltiia are fighting
the Jalisco cartel just 1 HR
AWAY. Too dangerous to travel there – they send us
this footage of A roadside shootout -
that also involved the national guard. |
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3RD PARTY SUPPLIED FOOTAGE |
IM TOLD
LATER THAT MANY MILTIIA ARE BADLY WOUNDED |
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02.06.21
SHOOTING GUNS OLAY + SHOOTING PRACTISE |
UPSOT MILTIA: They
shot at them… They were on their way back when the cartels shot at them from
the hills. Many were wounded. 00.14 |
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MEX_CW_3001
CAL IN SITU WITH MILITIA HEAD UNDER TREE 02.06.21
SHOOTING GUNS OLAY |
02.35.20
How quickly are the cartels advancing through michoacan?
// 02;35; 38 - MILITIA HEAD- In many municipalities, they’re
making strong advances. 02:33:13 - MILITIA HEAD- If we lay down our arms, they’ll
immediately invade the towns now controlled by self-defence groups. The
Jalisco Cartel will invade us. (02:22:36) // 02.34: 38 - MILITIA HEAD- That’s their aim, to infiltrate
the municipalities |
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MILITIA
GET IN TRUCK 02.49.40 |
UPSOT:
VAMOS! |
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DRIVING
BROLL 02.52.49 CU GUN ON TOP OF CAR 02.54.09
CU GUN IN BACK OF CAR 02.53.11
CU VIGILANTE FACE 02.54.21
WIDE GUY W GUN |
Day by day, this is moving closer
to the butterfly forest. |
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DRIVING
BROLL 02.53.11 CU VIGILANTE FACE 02.54.21
WIDE GUY W GUN |
02.39.12 How long until cartels reach places like el rosario and monarch butterlfy reserve? |
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BUTTERFLY
FOREST DEFENDERS |
Taking action
into own hands + paint pic of these kind of unarmed guys being sitting ducks
> left to defend themselves because no gov presence |
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(DAY 07) MEX_CW_3101 06.10.06 EL ROSARIO SUNSET GVS 9.
06.13.39 SUNSET HOUSE |
MUSIC BREATH Having seen the way Michoacan’s
west is being ravaged by cartels, I’m heading back to the butterfly forest. Authorities here say they’re
protecting it through reforestation. But guarding it – is up to the
community. |
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MEX_CW_3101 06.16.20 CU
CAMPFIRE + 06.17.31 PATROL STANDING AROUND |
06:23:15:07
SERGIO: We’ll go up there very carefully. We know that the roads are in bad
shape. And another thing, be very careful of any people we run into. Do you guys agree? 06:23:29:19 GROUP:
Yes! 06:23:31:11 |
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MEX_CW_3101 06.25.25
MILITIA HEAD OFF ON PATROL 06.25.57
WALKING OFF |
Sergio is
a forest watchman – there are hundreds of them and every night they’re out
here patrolling for illegal loggers. |
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IN SITU
PATROL LEADER + LISTENING
SHOTS OF OTHER OLD GUYS WITH HEADTORCHES
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07:26:10:15CALLI Why doesN’T the government not patrol these areas? // 07:26:25:03 SERGIO: Because, this is clearly not important to the government. At the end of the day, the ones protecting it are the owners, the commune members who own these forests. We’re the ones who are interested in having a healthy forest. And the ideology we have is to leave something for our
children and grandchildren. 07:26:44:03 But this will never be of interest
to the government |
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06.34.07
MEN WALKING TO CAM 06.33.30
MAN WALKING W GUN 06.32.53
MACHETE SHOT |
06:35:30:01 CAL PTC: This terrain is not easy. I can't
believe these guys are doing this every single night. |
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If we hear a noise, we go and see what they’re doing. We go and
talk to them. 06:41:12:20 - 06:41:16:07 What
happens if they don't comply? We
don’t fight or attack, we just tell them off. If it’s something serious, we
have the authorities. |
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I
MEX_CW_3101 N SITU IV WITH WATCHMAN |
BUT IF
THEY DO COME ACROSS ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THE NEAREST AUTHORITIES ARE HOURS
AWAY. 06:42:17:24 CALLI: I notice, a lot of you are carrying
machetes and a couple of carrying shotguns, what are they for? 06:42:46:17
MAN WITH WHITE JACKET, DARK HAT, HEADLIGHT: We wont attack anyone with the machete no. It’s used
for… cutting branches to make walking
sticks or for the campfire. // 06:42:57:22 CALLI:
And the shotguns? // 06:43:00:22 The shotgun is in case we run into
an animal |
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MORE
WALKING 07.05.41
GUY CHOPS FIREWOODS 07.09.26
GUY CARRYING FIREWOOD |
Tonight there are no signs of loggers,
and the butterfly forest can rest easy. 07.06.44 We’re cutting firewood for the campfire. So we can warm
ourselves up for a while, then keep going. But Sergio and his crew will keep
watch until morning. |
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MEX_CW_3101 07.12.30 WIDE
CAMPFIRE/CABIN 07.12.56 CAL + PATROL RETURNING TO CABIN |
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IN SITU IV WITH SERGIO AT CAMPFIRE SHOTS OF CALLI + DUDES AROUND CAMPFIRE |
07:30:28:15 CALI: It seems to me that you guys are
putting a lot on the line to do this. // 07:30:40:23 What do you think of
that? 07:30:45:04 // 07:34:14:11 OTHER MAN – We don’t want it to be like
other places where they fell forests to plant avocados. No, we don’t want
that. We want to protect it. It’s going well now but we don't want anything
else to happen to it. on the contrary, If the forest is goes, so do the
butterflies. And the water and oxygen. 07:34:37:13 |
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MEX_CW_3101 CALLI + DUDES
AROUND CAMPFIRE 07.13.49
CAMPFIRE SHOT IN SITU IV
WITH SERGIO AT CAMPFIRE SHOTS OF
CALLI + DUDES AROUND CAMPFIRE |
07:54:31:00
CALLI: If the cartels do arrive here in El Rosario, what will you do? // 07:54:48:00
MAN WITH BLACK HAT AND MASK: I don’t even want to think about because… they
carry really sophisticated weapons and we just have
shotguns, swords, machetes… So yes, it would be terrible |
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MEX CW
0102 DRONE 00.05.31
FOREST THROUGH CLOUD |
MUSIC:
ACID TESTIMONY In the
battle between cartels and butterflies, it’s unclear which will WIN. Even if
cartels can be kept at bay - climate
change still looms over the monarch’s survival. But there
are DEFENDERS willing to risk their lives. |
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MEX CW 3101 DRONE 00.04.52 CEMETARY DRONE + 00.04.33 DRONE OF CEMETARY /MOUNTAIN VIEW |
05:01:19:15 CALLI:
Do you think your dad is still watching over the forest? 05:01:28:16 (Homero) Yes, I
think he’s still protecting the forest. He’s still here with us, still
guiding the monarchs. He said the monarch butterflies are souls of the dead
visiting the living. So going to the sanctuary is like being with him in
millions of monarchs. |
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BUTTERFLY
FOREST CLOSER |
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(DAY 01)
MEX CW 2501 00.32.02 SUN THROUGH TREES 01.05.58
BUTTERFLIES FLUTTERING THRU TREES 00.34.30 XCU BUTTERFLIES 00.44.27
XCU BUTTERFLIES FLUTTERING 10.
01.04.24 BUTTERFLY ON BRANCH |
MUSIC +
NATSOT For
now, the migration of the monarch remains something amazing. An
exceptional example of how nature can be incredible.
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(DAY 03)
MEX CW 2701 WISCONSIN TOURIST LADIES 06.49.13
TOURIST TAKES PHOTO OF BUTTERFLY 07.5.30
TOURIST WITH BINOLCUARS |
06.36.34
Tourist Lady: This is a male. You can tell by the bottom of their wing they
have a little black dot under their wings. 06.36.56
Tourist looking up + pointing 06.37.07
Tourist whispers: It’s amazing 06.37.09 |
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(DAY 03)
MEX CW 2701 07.13.31 XCU CAL LOOKING UP
AT TREES VARIOUS |
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100 |
06.40.36
BUTTERFLIES FLYING IN SKY |
END
CREDITS |
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