Movies: Ailton Krenak

A young indigenous rapper tries to find his identity amidst the genocide of his people....

This documentary is the last feature film of the "Trilogy of Catharsis" - a documentary series by filmmaker Adriana L. Dutra. This film leads us to reflect on the way in which fear dominates humanity and how the system takes advantage of this feelin...

As the Sars-Covid 19 pandemic increased, Rubiane Maia was in Folkestone, England, and Tom Nobrega in Tarapoto, in the Peruvian Amazon. Both were surprised by the sudden need to cancel planned trips to Brazil, their homeland. The closed borders brou...

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The documentary follows the trajectory of Ailton Krenak, indigenous leader from Minas Gerais, a descendant of the Krenak ethnic group, formerly called Botocudos. After studying in São Paulo, Ailton was active in the defense of indigenous peoples. Whi...

How has Brazil dealt with nature and its natural resources in the early 20th century? What state is the Amazon Forest in? Based on specialties with specialties from the most diverse areas and with the rescue of historical figures, we discuss the noti...

After living in the United States for decades, Brazilian geographer Camila decides to return to her native state of Minas Gerais when a mining-related environmental disaster strikes the area. A dam burst, destroying several villages with heavily poll...

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In the post-pandemic future of covid-19, will the centrality be the financial casino and the accumulation of wealth by an elite or a quality life for all, with less inequality? Did the minimal state show itself capable of serving the collective? How ...

Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenou...

DESCARTE is a documentary by Leonardo Brant about the social drama of garbage, presented based on inspiring stories from artists, designers, artisans and activists who creatively and sensitively reuse objects. With the technology available in the wo...

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In the documentary "Pisar Suavemente na Terra", three Indigenous leaders from the Amazon try to keep their ways of being in the world alive. This is the story of Kátia, chief of the Akrãtikatêjê people, of Manuel, chief of the Munduruku people and of...

The Kaiowa and Guarani Nation, oblivious to Law and Justice, reveals the testimonial narrative of the indigenous genocide underway in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul....

Adapted from the novel of the same name by writer José de Alencar, "O Guarani" tells a love story, in which young Cecília, daughter of a Portuguese nobleman, falls in love with Peri, an indigenous man of the Guarani ethnic group. For the two almost t...

In 2019, a new government stepped into Brasília promoting the dismantling of rights and encouraging the occupation of indigenous territories by gold miners and agribusiness. This film shows the strength of indigenous mobilizations, as they quickly ro...