We Are Guardians (2023)

Directed by

Edivan dos Santos Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman

Genre

documentary film

Country

Brazil, United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Indigenous activists and their allies as they fight to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal logging and land grabbing. It shows the dangers they face and the political and economic forces driving deforestation.

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What happens

We Are Guardians is a 2023 documentary film about efforts to save the Amazon rainforest in South America from deforestation. The film is directed by Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman, and Edivan Guajajara. Bruce Cohen and Leonardo DiCaprio are two of the executive producers. The film premiered at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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