WE ARE GUARDIANS (2023)

About the Film

Documentary | 85 MIN

In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the Indigenous forest guardians stand at the frontlines of the fight to protect their ancestral lands from relentless invasions and deforestation. As more and more people illegally invade their lands each year, devastating centuries-old forests for resources and fast profits, these small groups of guardians risk everything to protect their forest and way of life. Now, as the health of the entire Amazon teeters at the edge, will Brazil and the world take notice?

WE ARE GUARDIANS offers an intimate portrayal of the lives ensnared within this crisis, bringing a multitude of voices from this complex landscape to the forefront. Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and Indigenous leader Puyr Tembé stand at the frontlines of this fight, risking everything to protect their ancestral lands and way of life from relentless invasions and deforestation. To them, the Amazon is not just home—it is life itself, worth every sacrifice to ensure its survival for future generations.

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Directed By

Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, and Rob Grobman

WINNER - Best Documentary

Raindance Festival

WINNER - Audience Award, Best Brazilian Documentary

São Paulo International Film Festival

WINNER - Cinema for Peace Award, International Green Film Award

Cinema for Peace Awards

WINNER - First Prize Rigoberta Menchú Award

Montreal First Peoples' Festival

  • 2024 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
  • 2023 Raindance Festival
  • 2023 São Paulo International Film Festival
  • 2023 Montreal First Peoples’ Festival
  • 2023 Zurich Film Festival
  • 2023 Montclair Film Festival

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