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Elephants Documentary By Lamiaa Biaz

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ElephantsCaptain Forest Documentary

There is more than one elephant in the room.

Biodiversity extinction, chemical pollution, soil depletion, deforestation, water scarcity, droughts… the planetary destruction is reaching levels humanity has probably never seen before.

The environmental crisis is not just human-made but corporation-made.
The truth is that the international economic system affects not only the planet but also humans.

Global inequalities, on the one hand, cause widespread misery, and on the other hand, the contamination of soils, air, and water, are responsible for the multiplication of hard diseases.

What about upstream measures? They are lagging far behind in mitigating this planetary and humanitarian crises.

When science meets geopolitics, it becomes clear that global sustainability measures slightly improve the status quo but fail to address both the planetary environmental and social crises, as well as global inequalities.

In the the “Elephants” documentary, Lamiaa Biaz investigates why policymakers are not listening to science and highlights the blind spot behind the ecological and social crises, which lies in the colonial root causes.

Can we solve the environmental/social crises and global inequalities without addressing imperialism?

The short answer is that ecology is decolonial or isn’t!

Once we acknowledge that, what are the deeper solutions?

Key Figures

2
Years of investigation
30+
Experts interviewed
12
Countries covered
5
Sectors analysed

The “Elephants” documentary invites the public to understand the connections between the environmental crisis and its colonial root causes step by step, explains why policies are often inefficient, and it then explores in details rarely discussed, deeper solutions to the systemic problem.

What are the deepER solutions to the systemic problem?

Two-Hours Documentary

Detailed Sector Analysis

Agriculture
Plastic
Waste
Mining
Energy

documentary Excerpt

About the Author

About Lamiaa Biaz

Lamiaa Biaz, studied geopolitics, economics, and market finance in France at EDHEC Business School. Then, later in 2018, she completed the INSEAD MBA program.

With 15 years of professional experience, she began her career in the banking industry in Paris, working in a trading room and then in asset management.

However, she left a very prestigious career to dedicate herself to addressing poverty issues. Between 2013 and 2014, she worked on a documentary project about female rural exodus from the Moroccan countryside to Casablanca, portraying single women living in extreme poverty conditions.

Later, she returned to working in a banking environment for four years and then left to focus on sustainability issues.

Between 2020 and 2023, She led research sustainability projects funded by the European Commission (size of the projects: 5 to 42 million euros), focusing on energy, circular economy, and nature-based solutions. Her role was to collaborate with research centers and universities to develop comprehensive strategies for bringing sustainable innovations to the European market.

Finally, in 2021, she decided to create Captain Forest, an environmental and decolonial media to amplify the voices of international experts, sharing scientific, socio-economic, and geopolitical insights to uncover the depth of the environmental crisis and highlight colonial and systemic root causes.

Since 2023, she has started producing the “Elephants” documentary, interviewing over 30 global experts from 12 countries. Her objectives: challenge mainstream climate change discourse and provide a framework for decolonial ecology advocacy. Would you join her in this decolonial ecology journey?

40+ Hours of Interviews Recorded in 2 Years

Documentary Experts

  • Antoinette Vermilye, Co-Founder of the Gallifrey Foundation
  • Robert MacNeil Christie, PhD, Professor of Sociology & Book Author
  • Christina Dixon, Ocean Campaign Leader at the Environmental Investigation Agency
  • Joan Marc Simon, Founder of Zero Waste Europe
  • Dave Chapman, Founder of the Real Organic Project
  • Hélène Grosbois, Farmer, Book Author, & Activist at Extinction Rebellion
  • Claudia Visoni, Permaculture Specialist & Journalist
  • ... Full list available in September 2025

Target Audience

  • United Nations delegations focused on environmental issues
  • Upstream policy-makers
  • Environmental and Decolonial NGOs
  • Universities & Schools
  • Professionals working in the sustainability field
  • CSR departments
  • General public

Impacts

  • Provide a framework for decolonial ecology advocacy
  • Raise awareness about the need to include a decolonial ecology framework in the design of upstream measures
  • Bring together environmental advocates from the Global North and South around a shared vision for driving systemic change
  • Decolonize the climate change discourse by incorporating perspectives from the Global South
  • Raise public awareness about the importance of decolonial ecology in building a world of peace and prosperity

Why support us?

10 Reasons to support us:
  • Join an impact-driven project addressing global environmental and social justice
  • Encourage independent, investigative storytelling of voices from the Global South
  • Advance the state-of-the-art in decolonial ecology literature, pushing new frameworks and ideas
  • Let the public be aware of the colonial roots of environmental and social injustice, as well as global inequalities
  • Amplify deep solutions that must be put in place—solutions rarely heard in mainstream discussions
  • Amplify science-based and geopolitical narratives regarding environmental and social crises and inequalities
  • Challenge mainstream discourse on climate change by understanding the problem from a Southern perspective
  • Challenge upstream measures that fall far short of what is needed to mitigate environmental and social crises
  • Question the narratives promoted by corporations and policymakers that offer false solutions and preserve the status quo
  • Participate in building a world of peace and prosperity, placing justice at its core

How to support us?

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Summer donation campaign starts soon

The production and distribution of the documentary require financial resources. So far, we have self-funded the project. To enhance the documentary and make a greater impact, we are organizing a donation campaign for the summer of 2025. Any amount from your side will help make a difference—more details on the use of funds can be found in the frequently asked questions section.

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By sponsoring the "Elephants" documentary, your brand will gain visibility in environmental and decolonial circles wherever the documentary is broadcast and discussed — including at events, on social media, in press kits, and across online streaming platforms. Captain Forest will establish a sponsor committee with whom we will share our financial and impact reports.

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  • Help us reach out to sponsors and partners
  • Help us reach out to reviewers
  • Help us enhance the documentary post-production
  • Help us reach out to festivals, events, and interested stakeholders to broadcast the movie
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  • Help us spread the word on social media

Frequently Asked Questions

At which stage are you in the production?

The first version of the “Elephants” documentary (2 hours in total) is already produced. We are now looking to enhance the documentary to make it look nicer.

Where will the movie be distributed?

We will target festivals, sustainability events, and local projections in various cities (Europe, Africa, America—places to be confirmed). We will also use online streaming platforms.

Why do you need funding?

The funding will be used for 1) post-production needs: purchasing licensed images, color correcting footage, adding music, improving or mixing the song, and other final editing and enhancement steps; 2) Communication material design: documentary cover images, logo, multimedia presentations, press kit, short dynamic video extracts; 3) Distribution needs: trailer production, social media package, meet festivals/events technical requirements; 4) Administrative needs

How has the documentary been funded so far?

So far, we self-funded the production.

What is the overall fundraise target?

We target to raise between 20,000 and 30,000 euros from donors and sponsors.

How can we know how the funds have been used?

Captain Forest Commits to financial transparency with donors and sponsors by sharing a financial report that shows how the funds have been used to address the four needs: enhance post-production, create communication materials, cover distribution costs, and meet administrative imperatives.

Can we be informed about the impact of the documentary?

The “Elephants” documentary is an impact-driven project. Captain Forest will share an impact report with donors, sponsors, and anyone who provided support.

More Questions

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Testimonials

"Captain Forest is not just the forest above water but below water. And like both forest, they reach tall up toward the sky or their roots weave deep and interconnnect. Captain Forest brings these connections to light, reminding us that all that we do has impact and is far more connected than we realised. A passionate and warm voice in a sea of hard cold data is much needed".

Antoinette Vermilye

Co-Founder of the Gallifrey Foundation

"Captain Forest is a unique and growing voice of both reason and advocacy for our living planet. Her vision reflects the deep interconnections of all life in the earth System. Her cultural leadership is a beacon of light amid the existential threat of persistent industrial consumerism".

Robert MacNeil Christie, PhD

Professor of Sociology Emeritus, and founding Director of the Urban Community Research Center, California State University, Dominguez Hills,

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