EX-Tract
“When I was a child, I didn’t know I was living in times of mass extinction.” Inspired by political short films from the 1960s and animated using water, Ex-tract is a reflection on our memory and the ongoing extinction.
Rooted
In the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico, the Indigenous town of Cherán did what no one thought possible: it kicked out the cartels, shut down illegal logging, and took back control of its future. “Enraizados” (Our Roots Remain) follows the community’s transformation from uprising to self-rule through the lives of three generations shaped by the movement. […]
No More History Without Us
Submerged in the sea of greenwashing that drowns them daily, two Amazonian filmmakers have decided to denounce, in this film manifesto, the entrails of the historical process of inventing and exploiting the forest as an inexhaustible Garden of Eden. Between Munich and Belém, they reveal how racism and prejudice, in Brazil and throughout the world, […]
Tesouro Natterer
Documentary feature about the Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer, a member of the Austrian Expedition that accompanied the Archduchess Leopoldina on her journey to Brazil in 1817. Among the members of the Austrian Expedition, he was the one who stayed the longest in Brazil: 18 years, which resulted in an impressive collection of over 50,000 objects, […]
Water Line
VICTOR GAMA is a global artist. Of African origin, it is from Europe, where he lives part of the time, that he expands his multimedia project around the world. Concerned about the environmental issues of the modern world, Victor Gama conducts his research with remote populations and places, bringing concerns about environmental degradation to international […]
The Sea Whispers Our Return
What happens to our essence when we are far from our land? Simón, a young Rapa Nui–Chilean marine biologist, returns to the island after years on the mainland, drawn by his dreams and the wisdom of his mother. Among wandering sea turtles and an ancestral ocean, he discovers the echo of his own search in […]
The Time Of Waters
A humble farmer, attached to the memory of his father, struggles to remain on his farm despite the difficulties imposed by the cycle of the Amazon rivers. With the arrival of a great flood, he must decide whether to stay or abandon his house.
The Refusers
On a street corner in the city, a heap of dumped garbage surrounds two garbage containers. An old mattress begins to speak sadly: “They say I’m dirty…” Other pieces of garbage join in, sharing the reasons why they have been discarded. Then, a newspaper is picked up by the wind and seems to dance in […]
EEL
A young electrician turns to illegal eel fishing to make ends meet.
DARU/N
Every morning, Lucila Mota de Souza, a 80-year-old indigenous healer, turns on the radio, contemplates the rainforest in front of her house and asks herself a question: What will happen when we die, the rainforest and I? As forest fires approach her house, she awakens an old dream.