A documentary film written by real explorers
The market for adventure documentaries is monopolized by a few major broadcasters who produce standard narrative stories, often emphasizing faked extreme conditions with actors or well known television speakers. Real geographic explorers and scientists have limited space in these programs.
Contrary to this approach, we want to produce a documentary film that gives the audience a chance to experience real exploration, first hand, by following a team of real explorers into one of the most remote places on Earth: A journey to the last Dark Continent that we have yet to discover completely.
Since 2010, teams of cameraman have made several trips to film high-definition footage of this beautiful region: Landscapes, caves passages, minerals, interviews, emotions, hard and dangerous moments, aerial flights with helicopters and terrifying descents in bottomless abysses. Now, all this material is ready to be edited, thanks to the support of a famed Italian director, Tullio Bernabei, who is also an experienced speleologist. Help us bring this footage together into a finalized film!

Why we need your help
Without a major broadcast producer it’s not easy to find the money to realize this project. However, most of the HD footage is already recorded, so we don’t need much to finalize the documentary (compared to what it would take to film an entire production in these extreme conditions, starting from scratch). The budget is mainly to edit the documentary, finalize the audio, execution color correction, digitize old films, and produce the master.

Where the film will be shown
The film will be shown in major documentary film festivals around the world. A DVD will be produced and distributed through the Internet. After six months, the film will be free to stream on La Venta’s website.

You can be part of it
Help us make this happen. Contribute because of your interest in this story, but also because of our unique perks! They could be your first step to enter in the magic world of cave exploration.

Other Ways You Can Help
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$20USD
Thank You!
Thank you for supporting our project. Realize an independent documentary about geographic exploration it's not an easy task. Thanks to your contribution we'll be able to narrate with our feelings the amazing history of the exploration of the most ancient caves on Earth.

$30USD
A postcard from the Tepuis
We'll send to you a postcard from the next expedition to the tepuis planned for March 2015. The postcard will be signed from all the expedition participants.
Estimated delivery: May 2015

$60USD
2015 La Venta Calendar
Shipping of La Venta Calendar 2015 with a selection of the most beautiful photos of the tepui caves.
Estimated delivery: January 2015

$80USD
A subscription to Kur magazine
Kur is the annually magazine of La Venta where explorers and scientist share all their adventures in the tepuis and in other extreme areas of the world. Read about us and stay tuned in this way. The subscription is for two years.
Estimated delivery: January 2015

$100USD
The DVD of the film
The DVD of the film will be shipped directly to your home, with a acknowledgment letter signed by Francesco Sauro and the film director Tullio Bernabei.
Estimated delivery: September 2015

$180USD
All our promotional material
We'll send to you the La Venta Calendar 2015, the DVD of the film, and a signed postcard with our thanks from the next tepui expedition.

$500USD
Credits in the documentary
With this perk your name will be shown in the credits of the film as main supporter of the project. The DVD of the film will be shipped at your home.
Estimated delivery: September 2015

$1,000USD
La Venta support membership
With this contribution you'll become a support member of our organization, with a subscription to Kur magazine and special discounts to our books and films. This is the first step to know our association, meet personally our team and to open a potential collaboration with you, with the possibility to take part to our expeditions in the future. The DVD of the film will be shipped to your address when it will be ready.
Estimated delivery: January 2015

$8,000USD
Visit the Lost World!
With this stunning contribution the travel agency Elements Adventure will invite you to a journey for two peoples in the Lost World of the Venezuelan tepuis. After a visit to the Gran Sabana landscapes and beautiful waterfalls, you'll have the possibility to fly with an helicopter to the top of the Roraima Tepui and to feel the untouched mystery of these massifs. This is comprehensive of all the expenses in Venezuela and the helicopter flight, but not of the international flights to Caracas.