WE ARE GUARDIANS
(Edivan Guajajara / Mídia Índia, Chelsea Greene / One Forest, Rob Grobman, 2023, 82 min. In Portugese, Tupi, and English, with English subtitles)

Thousands of people are illegally setting up camp on protected land in the Brazilian Amazon, killing centuries-old trees for export and mining rare resources. Directed by Indigenous activist Edivan Guajajara and environmental filmmakers Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, We Are Guardians artfully shares the stories of the people impacted by this issue. We meet Indigenous Brazilian forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé who are fighting to protect their home from deforestation; an illegal logger struggling to make ends meet who feels he has no other financial choice to survive; and a landowner who is dedicated to preserving the rich ecosystem within his land by relentlessly seeking action from local authorities, with no answers. Folding insight into the economic drivers behind the continued deforestation, this films’ beauty lies in its intimate, character-focused storytelling, providing a human entry-point into a critical situation that ultimately impacts us all.

Sunday, June 4, 8:45pm at Film at Lincoln Center
Monday, June 5, 2023 6:30pm at the IFC Center
Monday, June 5, 2023 12:01am — Sunday, June 11, 2023 1:01am streaming online