Brazil Unfiltered: 'The Territory'
Line up: Alex Pritz | 2022 | Brazil, Denmark, USA | 85’ | EN subtitles
Tickets: € 5 / or Cineville
Brazil Unfiltered comes back from 1 to 31 October with a special curation of documentary films to contextualise the presidential elections taking place in Brazil this month. Centred around territorial struggles and the frontlines of resistance, the programme starts with a masterpiece from the late Eduardo Coutinho, followed by a bonus screening, a sequence of 3 films set in the Amazon, and a closure event + screening about climate resilience and ecological farming.
The Territory provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon. With awe-inspiring cinematography showcasing the titular landscape and richly textured sound design, the film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wau-wau community and provides unprecedented access to the farmers and settlers illegally burning and clearing the protected Indigenous land.
Partially shot by the Uru-eu-wau-wau people, the film relies on footage captured over three years as the community risks their lives to set up their own news media team in the hopes of exposing the truth.