Kunha Karai and The Earth Narratives
(Kunhã Karai e as narrativas da Terra)
Paola Mallmann | Documentary
2023 | 105 minutes | Brazil
A powerful portrait of Indigenous Brazilian women, highlighting their leadership in the fight for rights and climate justice.
Synopsis
A powerful documentary that weaves together the personal narratives and collective struggles of Brazilian Indigenous women, highlighting their role as leaders in both their communities and broader social movements. Through a tapestry of memories, dreams, oral traditions, and Amerindian cosmologies, director Paola Mallmann explores how processes of healing and resistance are deeply rooted in ancestral knowledge and territorial belonging.
Centered on Indigenous female protagonism, the film showcases how women are reshaping political discourse through collective action in defense of their rights and the environment. Their stories offer a vital perspective in global conversations on climate change, decolonial feminism, and the interconnection between land, identity, and justice in Brazil.
Reviews
“In times of climate crisis and threats to indigenous rights, Kunha Karaí and the Narratives of the Earth is an urgent work. More than informing, the film proposes a reunion with the Earth - as mother, as home, as part of us.” – Marcela Brandes, Brasil de Fato
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Pragda subjects
Activism
Environment + Sustainability
Gender + Sexuality Studies
Indigenous Peoples
International Relations
Latin American Studies
South America
Women
Keywords
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Festivals
Humberto Mauro Film Festival - Best Documentary, Best Script, Best Music Score; FAM Florianopolis Film Festival; Ciranda de Filmes Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Paola Mallmann
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Guarani; Indigenous languages; Other languages; Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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