Maxima is an American documentary film, directed by Claudia Sparrow and released in 2019.Andrew Parker, "Hot Docs 2019 Review: Maxima". TheGATE.ca, April 24, 2019. The film is a profile of Máxima Acuña, a Peruvian farmer and environmentalist who has struggled against corporate mining interests for the right to remain on her land.Anthony Ray Bench, "Maxima". Film Threat, January 26, 2020.
The film premiered at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Maurie Alioff, "Review: ‘Maxima’". Point of View, May 5, 2019. where it was the winner of the Hot Docs Audience Award.Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2019: Claudia Sparrow’s Maxima wins audience award". Now, May 7, 2019. It was later screened at the 23rd Lima Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for the Made in Peru program.
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