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Nathalie Kelley: Sporing more regenerative stories in media and entertainment

Jan 7, 2025

Nathalie Kelley, an actress of Indigenous Peruvian descent, uses her storytelling power to advocate for systemic justice and environmental sustainability. She critiques Hollywood's reliance on AI in storytelling, debating how it impacts cultural narratives. The conversation delves into the importance of reconnecting with roots and understanding privilege in new contexts. Nathalie emphasizes collaborative efforts in environmental advocacy while celebrating the joy and fulfillment found in community and ancestral wisdom.

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Nathalie Kelley highlights the need for diverse storytelling in Hollywood to counter harmful narratives and promote ecological values and Indigenous wisdom.

She emphasizes a shift in understanding privilege towards valuing ancestral knowledge and community connections over material wealth and mainstream success.

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Heritage and Identity

Natalie Kelly shares her deep connection to her Indigenous Peruvian heritage, emphasizing the stark contrast between her childhood in middle-class Sydney and her family's roots in a remote village in the Andes. She reflects on the hardships faced by her grandmother, who raised nine children in a mud hut, highlighting both the challenges and the beauty of that life, which was intimately tied to nature and community. This upbringing instilled in Kelly a strong sense of identity and a worldview shaped by her ancestors’ wisdom, particularly the Quechua culture, which understood the intricacies of life and the environment. Her visit to Peru as an adult served as an eye-opening experience that exposed her to the stark realities of poverty faced by Indigenous people today, igniting her passion to use her platform for social justice and advocacy.

Intro

2min

Heritage and Awakening

9min

Reimagining Hollywood Narratives

27min

Unifying Efforts in Environmental Advocacy

2min

Redefining Privilege: From Wealth to Ancestral Wisdom

5min

Reflections on Joy, Community, and Gratitude

3min

What does it mean that Hollywood and the entertainment industry are increasingly relying on AI and consumer data to make decisions about the stories that get funded and produced? How might we expand our perspectives on privilege so that the things we aspire to as being “better off” are more deeply rooted in what can truly enrich life, community, and our interconnectedness?

In this episode, we are honored to welcome Nathalie Kelley, an actress of Indigenous Peruvian descent who is passionate about using her gifts as a storyteller to advocate for a variety of issues — from regenerative fashion, systemic justice for Indigenous peoples, wilderness conservation, regenerative farming and the healing power of plants and fungi.

Join us in this raw and heartfelt conversation as we explore the ways that the media, films, and stories we engage with add up to shape our collective cultural values and relationships — with each other and the more-than-human world.

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