Eating Up Easter

Born on Easter Island, the most remote island in the Pacific, at a time when it had very little contact with the outside world. There, surrounded by a simple life within a rich cultural heritage, he gained an appreciation for the power of story to build community and compassion between people. Years later his family moved to the US and Sergio studied TV production at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. Since then, he has produced documentary specials and series that have aired on History, Travel, Discovery, National Geographic, and PBS. As one of the only native Rapanui working in production in an English speaking country, he seeks to bolster indigenous producers at all levels and types of media. Sergio aims to show the complexity of life through thought-provoking media that can inspire resolutions to social, economic, and environmental conflicts.

An anthropologist and independent documentary filmmaker. She received her MA in anthropology from SUNY Binghamton, specializing in the Pacific. In partnership with her filmmaker husband, she completed her first feature length film, Eating Up Easter, in 2018, which details the challenges Easter Islanders are facing on their rapidly developing island. She is passionate about exploring the complex realities faced by living cultures as they grow and change in an interconnected world. She strives to use film as a medium to inspire empathy, facilitate cooperation, and motivate action.