Amazonia for Sale (2010)

Directed by

Facundo López

Genre

documentary film

Country

Peru

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Peruvian documentary looks at the Awajún people's fight to keep their land and way of life. It shows the challenges they face from outside forces and their efforts to protect their culture.

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What happens

Amazonia for Sale is a 2010 Peruvian documentary film about the struggle of the Peruvian indigenous peoples Awajún for the preservation of their lands and the survival of their people and culture. The documentary was produced by Ore Media, the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and the Organization for the Development of Border Communities of the Cenepa River (ODECOFROC), a group made up of 56 Awajun and Wampis communities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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