2022 (Brazil, Denmark, USA) 85 minutes
Directed by: Alex Pritz
THE TERRITORY provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by illegal settlers and an association of non-native farmers in the Brazilian Amazon. With awe-inspiring cinematography showcasing the titular landscape, and richly textured sound design, the film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wau-wau community, and provides unprecedented access to the settlers illegitimately clearing land and a network of desperate farmers advocating for access to colonize the protected rainforest. Partially shot by the Uru-eu-wau-wau people, the film uses verité-style footage, captured over three years, as the activists risk their lives to set up their own news media team in the hopes of exposing the truth.
Premiere – 2022 Sundance Film Festival – Won – Audience Award Best Documentary
2022 Telluride Film Festival – Won – Moving Mountains Award
Courtesy National Geographic Documentary Films
Incline Village Cinema – December 4 – 4:00pm