Ailton Krenak
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Birthday: September 29, 1953
Age: 71 years old
Gender: Male
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Stepping Softly on the Earth
Overview: 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 José Manuyama, a teacher of Kokama origin. The three narrate the threats to their territories promoted by large-scale mining, monoculture, oil extraction, logging and the construction of hydroelectric plants. Interconnected by the voice and ancestral thoughts of Ailton Krenak, these accounts of resistance present us with other ways of existing and walking in the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-28
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Esquerda em Transe
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-01-10
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Ironland
Overview: 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 polluted wastewater from an iron ore mine. In this documentary road movie, Camila shows how mining has shaped the state’s history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-01-23
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ÑANDE MBARAETE’I KATU – VAMOS JUNTOS NOS FORTALECER
Overview: 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 rose up, with the collective body of the native peoples transforming mourning into a struggle, resisting together to strengthen their traditions and ways of existence.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
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Sociedade do Medo
Overview: 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 feeling to manipulate the masses, exploring the appropriate aspects in each environment to achieve its goal.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-10-06
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Índio Cidadão?
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2014-04-19
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My Blood is Red
Overview: A young indigenous rapper tries to find his identity amidst the genocide of his people.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-10-26
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Amazon - The Awakening of Florestania
Overview: Aiming to address how the environment has been mistreated since the beginning of the 20th century, the production brings back historical characters and compiles testimonies from representatives of diverse groups related to the theme.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
Overview: 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 indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-09-11
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Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Overview: 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 brought unusual situations and an unknown feeling of exile. As news from Brazil reaches the distance like rocks breaking their computer screens, blurring the line between what is personal and what is collective, the pair of friends share their bewilderment and try to find some resonance amid the overwhelming amount of information that floats the virtual space.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-12-03
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Índios no Poder
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-06-20
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Descarte
Overview: 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 world today, it is already possible to live without generating waste. DESCARTE is a call for this cultural change. It encompasses educational action and a series of contents created to stimulate the search for more sustainable paths for the planet's solid waste.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-02-24
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Ailton Krenak: O Sonho da Pedra
Overview: 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. While traveling through Brazil and the world, he became a kind of ambassador for the original Brazilian cultures. The film features images and testimonies of Ailton at different times in his life, as well as other characters that are part of his universe.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-07-20
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A Bolsa ou a Vida
Overview: 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 to guarantee life without social and labor rights? What model of society do we want to live in? The film addresses the dismantling of the concept of social welfare and makes us reflect on the incompatibility of neoliberalism with a humanist project of society.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-08-13
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Kopenawa: Sonhar a Terra-Floresta
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-10-03
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