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Brazil Week | FILM: We Are Guardians | Forest Protectors in Brazil

Brazil Week: Forest Protectors in Brazil

Brazil Week | FILM: We Are Guardians | Forest Protectors in Brazil

College of Arts and Humanities | School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | Spanish and Portuguese Tuesday, October 1, 2024 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm H.J. Patterson Hall, 2114/2118

In the Brazilian Amazon, thousands are illegally destroying protected land, killing ancient trees and mining rare resources. Directed by Indigenous activist Edivan Guajajara and filmmakers Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, We Are Guardians spotlights Indigenous fighters like Marçal Guajajara and Puyr Tembé as they battle to protect their home from deforestation. The film also explores the complex realities of an illegal logger struggling to survive and a landowner fighting to preserve the ecosystem. Through intimate, character-driven storytelling, this film reveals the human impact of a crisis that affects us all.

Add to Calendar 10/01/24 17:00:00 10/01/24 20:00:00 America/New_York Brazil Week | FILM: We Are Guardians | Forest Protectors in Brazil

In the Brazilian Amazon, thousands are illegally destroying protected land, killing ancient trees and mining rare resources. Directed by Indigenous activist Edivan Guajajara and filmmakers Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, We Are Guardians spotlights Indigenous fighters like Marçal Guajajara and Puyr Tembé as they battle to protect their home from deforestation. The film also explores the complex realities of an illegal logger struggling to survive and a landowner fighting to preserve the ecosystem. Through intimate, character-driven storytelling, this film reveals the human impact of a crisis that affects us all.

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Free