A canoe at dusk on a misty Amazon river, the warm glow of a cooking fire on board as a traveller paddles toward a remote community
The Pilot Episode • The Brazilian Amazon

THE INVISIBLE
TABLE OF THE
AMAZON

A cinematic travel series where hyper-polyglot Ricky Seaman uses shared meals to close the distance between people. Help us film the first episode.

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The Pilot

ONE OF THE LAST
GREAT HUMAN
MYSTERIES

Ricky travels deep into the Brazilian Amazon, to the edge of one of the most isolated regions on Earth, searching for an answer to a question few dare to ask: who are the last uncontacted peoples on Earth, and what connects us across worlds that never meet?

Because contact with these protected communities is forbidden, Ricky traces the hidden food systems that exist at the edges of their territories. How ingredients sustain nearby communities and ripple outward into the modern world, from remote rainforest villages to the streets of Sao Paulo.

What emerges is not just a story about food, but about connection: an invisible thread linking remote ecosystems to modern life, and the past to the present.

A traveller walking a path into the misty Amazon rainforest at first light
8 days. New York to Manaus, Tabatinga, Vale do Javari and Sao Paulo.

The pilot route is locked. A portion of every pledge goes directly toward supporting the local and Indigenous communities the series engages with during production.

The Show

TWO HALVES OF
ONE TRUTH

Off The Table exists to close the distance between people through shared meals and common language. Every episode is built from two complementary experiences.

01

The Table

Ricky uses food as access. Speaking the language and understanding the context, he enters spaces most travellers never reach. Kitchens, street stalls, family tables, where conversations move quickly past pleasantries into lived realities. The camera does not observe from a distance. It sits at the table.

02

The Conversation

Back in New York, Ricky and director Mark Dearborn unpack the journey across a table at a neighbourhood bar, drinks in hand, replaying the experience. What did we miss? What did we misunderstand? What assumptions did we bring with us? The meaning is tested and reshaped through the dialogue.

Where Your Pledge Goes

EVERY POUND
HITS THE GROUND

This is independent production. No studio gloss, no padding. The $30,000 funds exactly what it takes to get the pilot made, ethically and well.

Travel & Access

Ethical access, local guidance, security, permits, and travel into Amazonia.

$15k

On-The-Ground Production

A local Brazilian crew and a nimble setup, so we capture every real, unscripted moment.

$6k

Post-Production & Storytelling

Where it comes together. Editing, animation, sound design and music.

$5k

The Conversation, NYC

One shoot day in New York. Space, equipment, crew, meals and transport.

$4k
Pull Up A Chair

PICK YOUR SEAT

Every pledge, from ten dollars up, helps bring the pilot to life and earns you a place in the story.

$10
A Seat At The Table

A personal thank-you on social, plus access to all campaign updates.

$25
Early Access Pass

Behind-the-scenes content and an advance screening link to the pilot.

$50
Field Notes

Everything above, plus a digital production journal: photos, travel notes and storyboards from the Amazon shoot.

$150
Supporter Circle

Everything above, plus your name in the Special Thanks and a private virtual screening with audience Q&A.

$500
Creator Session

Everything above, plus a private session with Ricky, Mark and Marco on storytelling, filmmaking and travel.

$1,000+
Inside The Process

Everything above, plus a live talk-back, a rough-cut screening, and a feedback session that can help shape the final edit.

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The Team

FRIENDS WITH A
CAMERA

RICKY SEAMAN
Host • Producer • Co-Creator

A hyper-polyglot traveller, documentary filmmaker and former global affairs analyst with a Master's in International Affairs. Ricky has lived in nine countries, travelled to more than one hundred, and studied eight languages, connecting directly with communities across cultures and borders.

MARK DEARBORN
Director • Producer • Co-Creator

An award-winning producer and director known for cinematic, emotionally resonant storytelling grounded in real human experience. His documentary work spans Syrian refugee camps to grassroots foundations in Haiti, always centring dignity, nuance and lived truth.

MARCO VITALE
Director Of Photography

An award-winning cinematographer rooted in documentary realism and visual experimentation. With a fearless eye for composition and an instinct for capturing truth in motion, Marco finds texture, intimacy and unexpected beauty in people and places.

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THE FIRST EPISODE

The pilot is the proof of concept that takes Off The Table to a global streaming audience. Back it, share it, and pull up a chair.

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