SINGAPORE — Portraying the life that is lost while protecting nature, Earth Defender is a haunting new music film that brings awareness to the plight of Indigenous People’s struggle to protect Earth’s vanishing wilderness – every 48 hours, an Earth Defender goes missing or is murdered while protecting our life support system.
Centered on the story of a father and son who defend their rainforest home in the Sungai Utik community of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Earth Defender is directed by Studio Birthplace and 19-year-old Indigenous filmmaker Kynan Tegar. Carried by Novo Amor’s hauntingly beautiful score, Heckler Singapore joined forces as VFX partner on the striking film.
Led by Heckler Singapore Creative Director Cody Amos, the Heckler Singapore VFX team got to work on the technically challenging job of recreating the forest’s destruction, including a mesmerising battle scene, a starry night sky, and a detailed sequence where trees fold into themselves as …