At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai (1992)

Directed by

Geoffrey O'Connor

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

28 min

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary follows Chief Wai-Wai as he navigates the impact of outside influences on his Indigenous community in the Amazon. It shows his personal perspective on change and tradition.

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What happens

At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai is a 1992 American-Canadian short documentary film directed by Geoffrey O'Connor. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 65th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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